{"id":579,"date":"2011-10-11T10:58:32","date_gmt":"2011-10-11T14:58:32","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.anislandmom.com\/?p=579"},"modified":"2011-10-11T11:01:20","modified_gmt":"2011-10-11T15:01:20","slug":"an-invitation-come-follow-me-along-the-carolina-coast","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/www.anislandmom.com\/?p=579","title":{"rendered":"An Invitation: Come Follow Me Along The Carolina Coast"},"content":{"rendered":"

\"\"<\/a>So here\u00e2\u20ac\u2122s the thing.<\/p>\n

North and South Carolina have like a gazillion little islands dotting the coastline.<\/p>\n

Okay, maybe not a gazillion.<\/p>\n

But, there are quite a few.<\/p>\n

Some areas, like the Outer Banks and Myrtle Beach, you\u00e2\u20ac\u2122ve probably heard of. Others, like Carrot Island and Yoknapatawpha Island, may be new to you.<\/p>\n

Okay, I may<\/em> have made up Yoknapatawpha Island. It may<\/em> in fact be an imaginary island based on an imaginary county (created for real by Faulkner) that I fear only exists in my head.<\/p>\n

But, you get the point.<\/p>\n

And if you don\u00e2\u20ac\u2122t, just nod acceptingly here.<\/p>\n

It will be better for all of us.<\/p>\n

Anyway, North and South Carolina have a bounty of island destinations to offer the world. So, I\u00e2\u20ac\u2122m starting a series of posts where each post will feature a different island in the Carolinas.<\/p>\n

My experience with these islands varies quite a bit. To date, I have lived on three of them, I have visited many, and have at least caught glimpses of most, although there are a few I haven\u00e2\u20ac\u2122t seen. So the information I will provide will vary quite a bit, ranging from what I\u00e2\u20ac\u2122ve heard from locals and from the research I did while moving down here to what I know from living on these islands. I imagine I\u00e2\u20ac\u2122ll learn a bit myself along the way.<\/p>\n

My plan is to feature a wide range of islands, from fairly well-known islands to islands that are off the beaten track, loved by many but known by few. I\u00e2\u20ac\u2122ll tell you about islands where you can find wild horses. (Yes, more than one island can boast this.) I\u00e2\u20ac\u2122ll tell you where you can dine with the ocean underneath your feet. If you want to ditch your vehicle and travel an island via foot, bike or golf cart, there\u00e2\u20ac\u2122s more than one island that can accommodate that too. And if you want to satiate your historical side, I\u00e2\u20ac\u2122ll tell you about islands near historic districts, where you can tour homes and plantations and scout out the city via horse-drawn carriage if the near-perfect beach weather here just starts fraying your nerves a little.<\/p>\n

So whether you\u00e2\u20ac\u2122re looking for your next vacation spot or just want to learn a little about a quiet, unassuming little part of the world, stick around. I\u00e2\u20ac\u2122ll feature the first island later next week.<\/p>\n

Go ahead then, and pour yourself a cup of java, grab a map, and let me tell you about my little oyster.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

So here\u00e2\u20ac\u2122s the thing. North and South Carolina have like a gazillion little islands dotting the coastline. Okay, maybe not a gazillion. But, there are quite a few. Some areas, like the Outer Banks and Myrtle Beach, you\u00e2\u20ac\u2122ve probably heard of. Others, like Carrot Island and Yoknapatawpha Island, may be new to you. Okay, I […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[1],"tags":[80,392,595,105,100,465,551,594],"class_list":["post-579","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-islandlife","tag-beach-life","tag-carolina-island-living","tag-carolina-on-my-mind","tag-island-life","tag-island-living","tag-island-mom","tag-living-on-a-carolina-island","tag-visiting-carolina-islands"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"http:\/\/www.anislandmom.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/579","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"http:\/\/www.anislandmom.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"http:\/\/www.anislandmom.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/www.anislandmom.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/www.anislandmom.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcomments&post=579"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"http:\/\/www.anislandmom.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/579\/revisions"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"http:\/\/www.anislandmom.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fmedia&parent=579"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/www.anislandmom.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcategories&post=579"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/www.anislandmom.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Ftags&post=579"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}