Sandy shores here we come. . .

We went to Atlantic Beach, we have never been there before.  We usually go to Oak Island or somewhere close to that.  We chose Atlantic because it is near Beaufort.  Our trip centered around a ghost tour we wanted to do with Big T.  He has been studying NC history and ghosts and lighthouses. The tour we wanted to take was a walking tour through historic Beaufort that would take us right by Black Beards' house.  We ended up not taking that tour because they took Black Beards' house off the tour.  It has been purchased as a private residence.  That was a big let down for us all, we were all looking forward to that.  The tour we did was great though, it was centered around the Webb Public Library building.  It is one of the most haunted buildings in eastern North Carolina.  There have been many paranormal investigations done by professionals, some have been on the Discovery channel.  This building is the only one with an intact basement in the county.  I don't think I got any paranormal pictures but I will have to check once I get them loaded on the computer.  We learned to sword fight, how to load and fire a cannon, and what medical treatments the pirates received on board ship.  This was quite fun and educational too.  We learned about Agnes, the original owner of the property this building was on.  She is one of the spirits that haunts this building.  She is an angry spirit too, she has left marks on several people, including the lady that was our guide. We went into one room "highly" active according to our guide, there she told us the stories of those that had died there and those that had seen Agnes.  Right when we got to a very intense part of the story our guide yelled for emphasis and a very pretty young girl grabbed Sprat.  We all jumped but Sprat was the only one with a close encounter.  I wanted to get a picture of them together but, you know that did not happen.  It was a great tour, we all had fun.

Vacation? ? ? ? ?

My kids keep asking, are we going some where this summer?  I always reply, I am going crazy want to come along.  Our family is a little nutty.  We have not gone on a true "vacation" in two years so we are talking about trying to this year.  The kids have been busy with baseball and football camps the last two years,and it just has not worked out for us.  Jack played All Stars the last two years and of course that takes up a lot of time.  This year he said he didn't want to do All Stars so he could go to our Church camp.  We said that was fine.  The coach, however, talked him in to playing All Stars but told him it was ok if he missed practice or a game for Church camp.  We said that was fine too.  So I have to try and work in a trip somewhere in between camps and All Stars.  Big T informed me that he wants to go on the ghost tours around the beaches of North Carolina.  He has developed quite an interest in ghosts and the paranormal.  They have been studying North Carolina history in school this year and of course they have talked about pirates and the light houses also.  I have found several different places around that offer ghost tours and pirate tours.  If you guys know any interesting places to visit please post a comment.  We are going to have quite the adventure this summer.  Check back to see what all we find.