2020 feels very much like The Upside Down. Our surroundings look the same, but everything is very, very different. For those of you who didn’t binge watch the Netflix sci-fi series, “Stranger Things”, The Upside Down is basically a parallel universe where everything is just that, upside down or opposite. Nine months into it, like you, we’re just trying to make the best of it. Fortunately for us, we have...
Fall From the Hatteras Island Local’s Perspective: When you’re born and raised on Hatteras Island, you experience life a little differently than most. Not just in the small-town way, that is both charming and intimidating, but in a cyclical manner of extremes. From Easter to Thanksgiving, island residents are running on overdrive to earn their living. During the slow winter months, they are steadily preparing for the following season, upgrading,...
As the old song goes, the holidays (during a normal year) are widely celebrated as “the most wonderful time of the year”. In the midst of a global pandemic, we can only hope and pray as much! During this unique time, we’ve been forced to see and try things differently—the way we communicate, the way we work, the way we learn, the way we share space with others. In some...
As we’ve noted, Hatteras Island is a great place for Coastal Distancing and Coastal Distance Learning. And our vacation rental homes avoid the high-traffic lobbies and shared common areas that are necessary in hotels and lodges. What we haven’t mentioned, and you possibly haven’t considered, is Hatteras Island for the holidays. The last weeks of summer are winding down and pumpkin-spice everything is juuuust around the corner. A beach vacation...
Science is a broad subject, but whether your child is in preschool or high school, you can easily make your time on Hatteras Island a fun and interesting learning opportunity anywhere from the maritime forest to the beach. Using the natural elements found on Hatteras Island, you can create a variety of fun science projects from creating sand slime and sand volcanos to collecting samples for salinity testing and beyond. Take a...
The art community is strong on Hatteras Island. The natural beauty of the island is an inspiration for artists near and far, and many have chosen to open up shop and share their creativity with the world. During this time of Coastal Distance Learning on Hatteras Island, we’ve researched what some of our favorite artisans and teachers are doing to instill their passion for art into all who embrace it....
A little Google search will explain that Social Studies is the study of people in relation to each other and their world. It is composed of five components, which are Geography, History, Culture and Society, Civics and Government and Economics. We’ve taken each of these components and broken them down in a way that you could make them relevant to your trip to Hatteras Island. Social Studies on Hatteras Island...
As Covid-19 continues to sweep across the globe and the United States, many schools will be closing their classrooms in order to take an online, remote learning approach. While this will obviously create an abundance of challenges (as if a global pandemic isn’t enough), it will also create some flexibility in where you’re able to be over the next few months. While we’ve already established that “Coastal Distance Learning” in...
Tropical Storm Isaias Bulletin #7 | August 4, 2020 Bulletin #7 Tuesday, August 4 11:30 a.m. Unrestricted Access to Hatteras Island Effective at 2:00 p.m. Today (Tuesday, August 4) Initial Damage assessments have been completed for Hatteras Island and with limited impacts from the storm, there will be unrestricted access for residents and visitors beginning today, August 4 at 2:00 p.m. Sand and water remain on some Hatteras Island roadways...
2020 has proven to be challenging with one obstacle after the next, and it doesn’t appear to be getting any easier any time soon, particularly for families with school-age children. As schools grapple with a decision on how to safely combat the spread of COVID-19 among students, teachers, and staff, many are opting to transition into remote learning for the fall semester. While that drastically alters the traditional classroom experience,...
As the Coronavirus continues to sweep across the nation, North Carolina remains in Phase 2 of reopening for the next couple of weeks at a minimum. During this time, restaurants are required to serve at 50% capacity (based on either their fire code or square footage), should they choose to open their doors. Per NC State Law, masks are required when entering all restaurants (as well as all other public...
In the current state of things around the globe, it seems safe to say that all any of us really wants is a break. Stress levels have been firing on all cylinders and it seems that everyone is impacted by Covid-19 in one way or another. We feel very fortunate to live in an area where we can roam about safely due to the nature of the landscape and are...
