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Instagram Sunsets!

By Mark

Here’s a collection of our recent sunsets and sunrises posted on the Southern Girl Travel Instagram page:

Another one on the Pamlico down in Little Washington

A photo posted by Southern Girl Travel (@southerngirltravel) on Nov 18, 2015 at 10:00am PST

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Filed Under: Carolina Coast, Disney, Featured, General Travel, Heritage, Links, North Carolina

A Halloween Walk Through The Old Burying Ground in Beaufort, North Carolina

By Mark

BuryingGate900x400-634Beaufort, North Carolina’s Old Burying Ground

Today is Halloween.

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Our modern Halloween is said by some to be a quirky combination of the Church’s eve of All Saints Day, Latin America’s Day of the Dead, and England’s Guy Fawkes Day. Despite a backlash against Halloween in some corners, trick or treating can teach kids a thing or two about hospitality and history (throw in a little travel and it gets even better…cue Jennifer sighing as Mark mentions history). [Read more…]

Filed Under: Carolina Coast, Featured, Heritage, North Carolina

Fossils, Ferries, and Crossing the Pamlico!

By Mark

IMG_9474 1-634North Carolina’s Bayview to Aurora ferry approaching the dock in Bayview

North Carolina has an extensive system of ferries connecting well-known destinations like Ocracoke and Hatteras to the mainland, but also linking lessor-known spots like Bayview, Aurora, Cherry Branch, and Minnesott Beach. [Read more…]

Filed Under: Carolina Coast, Featured, General Travel, Heritage, North Carolina

Blue Moons and Sunsets on the Pamlico!

By Mark

IMG_8984 1-634Sunset on Bath Creek, just north of the Pamlico River

During the much heralded blue moon a few weeks ago (July 2015), I was able to spend some time fishing with a friend during several evenings when the sun was setting and the blue moon was rising. [Read more…]

Filed Under: Carolina Coast, Featured, General Travel, Heritage

Little Washington Sunsets!

By Mark

IMG_9823-634The Southern Girl Travel kids checking out a Little Washington sunset.

At the spot in North Carolina where the Tar River meets the Pamlico River and salt water mixes with fresh, you’ll find a town called Washington, the first spot in these United States named in 1776 after then-general George Washington. It’s often known as Little Washington, and it’s the county seat of Beaufort County, North Carolina. [Read more…]

Filed Under: Carolina Coast, Featured, General Travel, Heritage, North Carolina

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