Today is officially the first day of fall. I love fall. It is one of my favorite seasons! Spring and fall...guess you can tell I'm kind of "middle of the road".

Fall is a great time to be on Ocracoke for many reasons. The weather is usually pleasant...sunny, warm days and cool, breezy nights.
The beach is still beautiful and the water is still an okay temperature for swimming. Fishing is best in the fall. The stores and restaurants are still open and summer activities such as parasailing and charter boat fishing are still available. Entertainment of one sort or the other can still be found. Pretty much the same as the summer without the high temperatures and huge crowds. Fall is a much more "laid back" time of year while still being a busy time of year. 

School is back in most everywhere now. Ocracoke School has planned a camping trip for grades 6-12 to Camp Singletary next week. They will be leaving early Monday morning and returning on Friday. Several of the students will accompany a couple of chaperones on Friday to see Shakespeare's play "Midsummer Nights Dream". The students all have a great time on these camping trips. They learn a lot in a different setting. And the last time they went to see a Shakespeare play I know my son really enjoyed it. He wants to be an actor...among other things. 

September has flown by so fast. Next month is the Halloween Carnival and, of course, Halloween. Soon after it will be Thanksgiving followed closely by Christmas...before you know it, summer will be here and the vacation frenzy begins again. I didn't believe it when I was a kid and my elders would tell me to slow down and enjoy life because the older you get, the faster time goes by. I believe it now. 

Don't wait till the summer to visit Ocracoke Island. Come now...during the beautiful fall season. Enjoy the beaches, the weather, the restaurants, the shopping, the entertainment...everything Ocracoke has to offer!