Vacation!
Well, not yet, but I did make reservations today. I'm taking my first "real" vacation next month, and by "real" I mean not camping and more than a couple hours away. Not that there's anything wrong with that. I love camping, and the other close by places I've gone I've really enjoyed. I decided this year to pull out the stops and go somewhere farther away.
I explored a few options before settling on one. I considered Maine, it's pretty, there's ocean, and Acadia Nat. Park sounds awesome plus if I remember correctly you can sometimes see whales there [citation needed]. However, it's a 18 hour drive. I also looked at going to the Adirondack area in upstate New York, again very pretty, lots to see and do (museums and shopping and such), and only a 12 hour drive. Then quite a few people I know are going to the Outer Banks and other parts of the coast this year, so I thought "hey, I'll look into it." I surfed around google maps, looking at reviews before deciding that I was deciding that this was it.
I ended up choosing a hotel in Atlantic Beach, NC. I chose that area because, while there are still plenty of hotels and condos in the area, it's not as built up and ridiculous as other places like Myrtle Beach, Hilton Head, etc. One of the reviews was like, "there's not a whole lot to do" and I was like, "Awesome." Let's face it, a beach is the one place you can go on vacation for a week and do literally nothing and no one will find that be strange. And that's pretty much what I intend to do: take some books, a sketch pad, sunblock, and veg out for 4 days. I also plan on checking out the critters at the North Carolina Aquarium and the couple of trails they have. Other than that not much planned. I'll probably cruise around and see if there are any cool local shops.
I'm pretty stoked about the whole thing. Oh, and the hotel is right on the beach and all the rooms are ocean front with private balconies, so even if it rains I can still sit by the sea. The only "downside" is that I had to spend a little more than I wanted because the only rooms they had left were the ones with a jucuzzi in the room. It'll be tough, but I'll live with it. ;)
I explored a few options before settling on one. I considered Maine, it's pretty, there's ocean, and Acadia Nat. Park sounds awesome plus if I remember correctly you can sometimes see whales there [citation needed]. However, it's a 18 hour drive. I also looked at going to the Adirondack area in upstate New York, again very pretty, lots to see and do (museums and shopping and such), and only a 12 hour drive. Then quite a few people I know are going to the Outer Banks and other parts of the coast this year, so I thought "hey, I'll look into it." I surfed around google maps, looking at reviews before deciding that I was deciding that this was it.
I ended up choosing a hotel in Atlantic Beach, NC. I chose that area because, while there are still plenty of hotels and condos in the area, it's not as built up and ridiculous as other places like Myrtle Beach, Hilton Head, etc. One of the reviews was like, "there's not a whole lot to do" and I was like, "Awesome." Let's face it, a beach is the one place you can go on vacation for a week and do literally nothing and no one will find that be strange. And that's pretty much what I intend to do: take some books, a sketch pad, sunblock, and veg out for 4 days. I also plan on checking out the critters at the North Carolina Aquarium and the couple of trails they have. Other than that not much planned. I'll probably cruise around and see if there are any cool local shops.
I'm pretty stoked about the whole thing. Oh, and the hotel is right on the beach and all the rooms are ocean front with private balconies, so even if it rains I can still sit by the sea. The only "downside" is that I had to spend a little more than I wanted because the only rooms they had left were the ones with a jucuzzi in the room. It'll be tough, but I'll live with it. ;)
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