Sea Trail

My parents live in Sea Trail Plantation in Sunset Beach, NC.  This is a great neighborhood with lots of fun activities available.

Golfing
If you like to golf, Sea Trail has 3 golf courses.  My parents live on the 17th fairway of the Byrd Golf Course (or is it the Jones).

Pools
There are two great pools we have access to.  The Pink Palace (I don't know the real name) also has workout facilities.  The MAC center pool is next to a lake filled with turtles and alligators.

There are also tennis courts and the roads are perfect for running or walking.  And we're tracking down bicycles for you to borrow.

Let me know if you have any questions about Sea Trail Resort.  I'll try to get some pics of the Condo to share.

We have a date!

Everyone has said any of the dates will work.  However Meredith and I would both prefer the early July date.  So plan on coming to the beach:

July 9-16

There are a few different ways of getting to Sunset Beach.  The closest airports are Myrtle Beach, SC (MYR) and Wilmington, NC (ILM).  Both of these are small airports and might be more expensive.  Another option is Raleigh-Durham, NC (RDU).  Raleigh is 3 hours away.  There is the option of renting a car or using the A Couch shuttle service.  If flying into RDU, please allow enough drive time for us to pick you up.

(Have I mentioned yet today how excited I am?)

Sunset Beach, NC

Here are some photos of beautiful Sunset Beach.

The beach is very long and gradually sloped.  This means you can walk out forever and never get your shoulders wet.  At low tide there is a huge beach perfect for kids to play games and build castles.

It's also great for long walks at sunset or sunrise.  You can also usually find fabulous shells.

This is one of our favorite dive restaurants.  Its on the Inter-Coastal Waterway, right over the water.  I highly recommend the Grouper Special or Buffalo Shrimp.

This is the back of my parents' house.  It has a huge backyard, right on the golf course, and a large porch with outdoor fireplace.

This is where we will have dinner most nights (and probably other meals) and there is more than enough room for all 18 of us!

(Have I mentioned how excited I am yet?)

WOW!!!!

I am so excited that everyone wants to get together this summer.  Honestly, part of me didn't think it would happen.  Someone wouldn't get the time off.  We couldn't all get the weeks to coordinate.  It would be too short notice for this year and then we would forget about it.

But, NO!  Everyone wants to see each other this summer.  And I am so excited to invite you all to the beaches of North Carolina.  There is sooooo much to do in this area.  Over the next few months I'll be posting information about the area on this blog.  Great restaurants, fun activities, and so much to do.  If there is anything in specific you want information about, let me know.  I'll get it for you.

In the mean time we need to nail down a few tiny details, such as dates.  The two weeks that would work the best are July 9-16 or July 16-23.  Think about it.  I need to know somewhat soonish so that I can reserve the condos.  Summer can fill up pretty quickly at this beach.  Between our friends' 3 condos and my parents' house we have more than enough room for everyone!  No need to worry about a hotel.  I'll try to post some pictures soon.

Feel free to leave comments.  I can also add your emails to the blog so that you can post yourself.

Have I mentioned yet how excited I am?  In case I didn't...

I AM SOOOO EXCITED!!!!