Winter on the Outer Banks

This is the seventeenth winter I’ve spent on the Outer Banks. I recall that first one being particularly brutal as my psyche struggled to adjust to life on what, at the time, felt like the [...]

On Your Mark, Get Set, Tidal Waves!!

The Outer Banks has more children experiencing the joy of swimming now than ever before with the creation of the first local YMCA swim team this fall. The Tidal Waves already have approximately [...]