The beach is a wonderful place. What great memories and experiences take place with just sand, water and the sun shinning down upon us.
This was our first visit to a North Carolina Beach. The Crystal Coast - Atlantic Beach was amazing! We now see and understand why everyone talks about the North Carolina Beaches. We had the pleasure of staying 2 nights at the Sheraton Atlantic Beach Oceanfront Hotel which had pier and beach access. The kids loved the little playground that was set up just outside the hotel doors and footsteps from the beach. We had pleasant weather, with no crowds (since it was the off-season).
We enjoyed walking along the wooden pier where men and women were fishing, collecting and bringing home huge seashells. Also, we found it interesting that shrimp was being sold on the corners of streets. We enjoyed eating dinner at a seafood place called Sanitary Fish where we tried their famous Tar Heel Hush Puppies and some East Coast Oysters. We explored Fort Macon State Park (the pentagon-shaped fortress was the military home to General Robert E. Lee when he was a young Army officer.) At Fort Macon we saw a couple catch and release a string ray, which was a first-time experience for all of us. The only thing we wished we could have done but because of time restrictions didn't get to do was the NC Aquarium at Pine Knoll Shores- hopefully, next time.
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