Sprite,if they like Hatuay take them on a road trip to South Beach. That beer and Mojitos are all I drink with my Cuban meals.Black Beans and rice,fried plantains,yummy.Quote:
Originally Posted by snowsprite
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Sprite,if they like Hatuay take them on a road trip to South Beach. That beer and Mojitos are all I drink with my Cuban meals.Black Beans and rice,fried plantains,yummy.Quote:
Originally Posted by snowsprite
HAHA! How little do you know we only invented those things to see if tourist would actually eat them:DQuote:
Originally Posted by snowsprite
Do you know if any of the boat rental places rented Jetskis?
Yeah Stroup, there were jet-ski rentals right in the village in front of Silver Lake. My relatives all went and had a blast!
Sprite
Yeah! Actually half my family lives in Miami. I was raised on that food you speak of. :cool:Quote:
Originally Posted by TWINS
Sprite
Not to hijack a thread, but have any recommended readings? I recently finished a bunch on Trafalgar and Nelson and since I won't make it to a beach this summer pirate reading would help me get my fix.Quote:
Originally Posted by warthog
And BTW, glad you had a blast Sprite
By the way...anyone watch "True Carribean Pirates" on A&E Sunday night? There was a dude interviewed on it who runs a harbor tour on Ocracoke. That's how my husband found out about it and since we were all stoked up on pirates we made sure to watch it.
One thing for sure, they did not sugar-coat the piracy thing. For instance, pirates liked to conquer forts and then invade the towns these were guarding looking for rich citizens and their associated 'booty.' Knowing full well that the filthy rich liked to hide their treasures, the pirates would torture that info out of folks who were uncooperative about disclosing the location of these. One of their favorite techniques was to literally string a guy up by his junk until gravity triggered a "breaking point." (CRINGE!) I did not know that!
It was a very intersesting program, and after learning about some of their more unsavory antics the fact is that I like the "pirate image" in concept but in reality they were pretty horrible! Tons of amazing history associated with piracy, and I did pick up a few books in the OBX about folk tales of the area, many pirate-associated. Ones by Charles Harry Whedbee are really fun to read.
Sprite
We purchased 4 dinners last year on the last night and kept the spares in a cooler for the flight home.Nothing better than good Cuban leftovers.:)Quote:
Originally Posted by snowsprite
I did the Ocracoke visit two years ago in September - - vacationing to the beach post-Labor Day is the way to go! I did love the kayaking around the marshes in the shadow of of the lighthouse and chilling at the dockside restaurants / bars almost (ALMOST) made you think you were in the Carribean!
Looking forward to going back... and if I remember correctly, Howards Pub is the only place to go to. Good contact to have there, Iceman!
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Originally Posted by Joey Joe Joe Junior Shabadoo
The Pirate Hunter- The true story of Capt. Kidd
Under The Black Flag- The Romance and Reality of Pirates.
This is the one I am reading now. It is a very thorough history of Pirates.
Sprite- I watched that True Carribean Pirates show- it was pretty good. The above book that I am reading does go into a lot more detail, though. They took a lot of shortcuts in that program. They especially fucked up the Henry Morgan bit. He failed to capture any loot the first two times he tried to take Panama, and was shot in the first attempt. Third time was the charm. I was a bit surprised that they got it so wrong.
Warthog, I also think they got some info wrong about the lady pirates Anne Bonny and Mary Read on Calico Jack's pirate ship. The two ladies were pregnant when finally captured, and were granted a stay until they gave birth.
The show said that Mary died in childbirth but Anne simply disappeared from historical record. I have seen several sources indicating that Anne was in fact granted a pardon like 2 weeks after she delivered her baby in jail and then slipped away. I'm not sure who is right but it does seem like some inconsistences.
Sidenote...a while back I applied for a job w/ A&E as a web editor. Working on stuff like this would have been very cool!
Sprite
Here are some pics I finally uploaded...
Nice view driving home. It was tough to leave!
http://www.tetongravity.com/usergall..._ph%5B1%5D.jpg
Stopped for seafood in Nag's Head:
http://www.tetongravity.com/usergall..._ph%5B1%5D.jpg
View from the dunes:
http://www.tetongravity.com/usergall..._ph%5B1%5D.jpg
Salt marsh:
http://www.tetongravity.com/usergall..._ph%5B1%5D.jpg
Ready to go paddling:
http://www.tetongravity.com/usergall..._ph%5B1%5D.jpg
Exploring the channels:
http://www.tetongravity.com/usergall..._ph%5B1%5D.jpg
Palmico Sound sunset:
http://www.tetongravity.com/usergall..._ph%5B1%5D.jpg
Sprite
You're lucky.Quote:
Originally Posted by snowsprite
Roo described me as being beige or even a dun colour the other day. I tried to convince him 'golden tan' was a far better description. Silver tongued bastard.
Looks like a fab holiday. I discovered kayaking again this spring after a gap of several years. Great fun!
I told Mrs Twins about the kayaking and she said "Lets do it". Now getting excited about our upcoming trip.:smile:Quote:
Originally Posted by Mrs Roo
Sprite,
Where did you get the kayaks, and if you don't mind my asking, what was the cost? I'm assuming you rented them. I would like to do some paddling when I am there.
Nice pics too.
PA, no we didn't rent them...we strapped them to our jeep and drove 'em down (and our bikes, and a ton of camping gear. we were pretty loaded up!). There are plenty of places to rent kayaks though on the OBX.
Those little boats have bought us hours of happiness so far. We are not running any crazy rapids or anything, but it's still pretty sweet to paddle around with your family and enjoy nature's beauty & serenity.
They are very easy to handle as well if you are a beginner. It only takes a few minutes to get the hang of it. Even in narrow channels I'm able to turn the boat completely around very easily. And despite getting stuck in some very wavy/windy conditions I haven't been dumped yet.
The orange one is an Ocean Kayak Malibu II which is great for my tall husband. The little green ones are Pelican Viper DLX kayaks, very light and less stable than the Malibu II.
We got them on sale and used a coupon for even more $$ off at Sports Authority (ended up paying only $250 each). I'm very happy with them. My husband has customized them a bit by installing hatches and some elastics to hold gears down. Plus we have lots of carbiners clipped here & there to hold dry bags & stuff.
Sprite
I wouldn't do such a thing.Quote:
Originally Posted by iceman
(I can't wait to get back next week.)
Am I the only one who noticed she posted a picture of said tan?
;)
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Originally Posted by Tippster
Tipp, I'm surprised found it crowded driving on the beach. We normally drive onto and camp on the beach down near Salvo/Waves area, and hardly EVER see anybody... it is empty for miles and miles except for a few random fishermen :D
Last summer, however, I did get the distinct pleasure of pulling out some Mexicans who decided it would be a good idea to take their circa 1974 2wd chevy truck on the sand without even lowering the psi [/wtf].
http://images1.snapfish.com/34759937...64756%3Anu0mrj
Sold the Jeep for grad school, so this summer the Taco Supreme will be making another beach appearance. Should make for a interesting 10-hour roadtrip down with the lifted swampers (majorly loud on highway) and no AC... and since none of my friends drive stick guess who gets to drive the whole freaking time, both ways!!
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Originally Posted by P_McPoser