Everyday scenes, local flavor, and laid-back living on the NC coast.
Why the best beach days might happen when summer’s already packed up and gone. Empty Beaches and Full Hearts If you think beach season ends after Labor Day, you’ve been missing out on the coast’s best-kept secret. When the sunburns…
Scratching at Ghosts
You’re lounging on a Carolina beach, cold drink in hand, sun kissing your face, and then it starts — the ankle itch. The kind that makes you slap your own leg like you owe it money. Someone nearby mutters, “Ugh, sand fleas.”
But here’s the thing — what the hell is a sand flea?
Are they bugs? Crabs? Invisible demons? We’re putting this mystery to rest, once and for all.