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Welcome to the landing page for my Crystal Coast Life Blog.

This is the home of my Crystal Coast Life blog. My main WordPress site became too cumbersome but I have migrated some of the old content.

I do not write monthly as I did in the past, but I continue to write new posts when I have something worth saying. Those will appear here. As time permits, I am adding some of the best old ones about the Crystal Coast.

I have covered a wide variety of subjects over the years. Some of those articles can be accessed through my Muckrack Profile. I love food so occasionally I even write about cooking, most recently the breakfast I have perfected. I have a long history of writing about computers. My first computer articles date back to 2004. I have started a product recommendation page. It is just a few items that I have bought and like enough to recommend. If you don't see recommendations on that page turn off your ad blocker.

The 2018-19 versions of our travel guides are is still available online and perhaps on the shelf at Emerald Isle Books and Toys or the Emerald Isle Town Office. If you cannot find one, contact me.

Whether I do another version of the travel guide is still up in the air. We have moved and would rather write it after the pandemic is under control. We loved living on the Crystal Coast, but we wanted to be closer to our grandchildren. We have accomplished that and were pleased to help them with their back to school shopping in this fall of 2021

My writing covered the area shown on this map but we have wandered a lot over the years. I have been visiting Ocracoke since 1969 and Nags Head since before I could walk. Beaufort is a regular stop but it is experiencing a big growth spurt so we haven't been there as much recently.

Only a little more local level, our former home is located on Raymond's Gut just off the White Oak River. This picture shows where Raymond's Gut enters the White Oak River. This drone photo shows how Raymond's Gut runs back into our neighborhood. This is Raymond's Gut at the back of our house. It was a dream to live this close to the water and we still enjoy it every day. It is the rare day that I don't encounter a great egret, blue heron, green heron, river otter, osprey, red-headed woodpecker, or kingfisher. Some days I see three or four different wild friends.

The sign-up form for the Crystal Coast Life Email Newsletter is at this link or use the form at the bottom of this page.

This is the summer 2021 Crystal Coast Life Newsletter update Starting with a Different Memorial Day.

This is the archive of Crystal Coast Life Newsletters.

This was the spring edition of the Crystal Coast Life newsletter, No Denying Spring.

You can also find more information and links about the area at the Crystal Coast Life homepage.

You may email me directly for questions using this contact form. I try to respond to information requests within 24 to 48 hours.

My apologies if you have run into any broken links. It is not nearly as easy to be on the web safely as it used to be so I have pulled back some of my content.

A Safe Warm Spot for a Challenging Fall Oct 20, 2020

Beachy Rain August 23, 2020

Our Hot and Dry Summer with Masks August 1, 2020

An Unusual Fourth of July July 4, 2020

Life by the Waters of the White Oak Dec. 24, 2019

The Real Beach Season August 31, 2014 with edits on July 25, 2019

Nature's Peace Will Flow Into You Dec. 30, 2014 with edits on July 24, 2019

At Home on the Oyster Rocks May 28, 2014 with edits on July 23, 2019

New Beaches for the Fourth July 2, 2019

Florence Stayed Too Long September 26, 2018

Waiting for Florence September 8, 2018

Good Weather Can Be Elusive August 17, 2018