A mullet festival

Many people have never been to a mullet festival, especially one that nothing to do with a haircut.

Our mullets are the ones that swim in the ocean and get eaten.

I missed my taste of mullet today since I was working a booth.  But I did get treated to a snow cone so I can't complain very much.

This is the time of the year for festivals and lazing around in the still warm sunshine.  We have more festivals that can be physically attended.  They should save a couple for the winter months.

We even had some folks show up for the festival with boats.  There is no doubt the music was loud enough for them to hear it from the water.

I think festivals are one of the ways that we define out existence these days.

A festival brings people together and gives them a common experience to discuss.  That's important when many people have different jobs, live far apart, and tend to keep to themselves.

Good memories make getting back together easier.  We had a pot luck lunch at church today.  It was nice to sit down and talk to folks.  We'll certainly come back.

Those good memories are the glue of modern society.  They're much better the bonds of tragedy.

We're lucky because our neighborhood still has lots  friendly people, most of whom spend a fair amount of time enjoying a peaceful walk on the shore or in our community.

Then again being friendly is pretty common on the Southern Outer Banks.

A few slides of the Mullet Festival.

Comments

[Kerri]

I have been reading your blog for several months and I am enjoying it very much! My husband and I spent a couple of vacations down at Atlantic Beach/Pine Knoll Shores and LOVED it! The people were so friendly and it was very "low key" - which is exactly what we were looking for. Thanks for sharing your blog!

[ocracokewaves]

Thanks for the kind words. We love having our feet in ocean with an occasional escape to the mountains.

The Crystal Coast is a special place. It really is a relaxing spot.

You might enjoy my Carteret County blog, I keep the content very light but there is always a local picture.

http://web.mac.com/dsobotta/Carteret_County,_NC/Blog/Blog.html

You can also get see the area virtually at my photo gallery.

http://gallery.mac.com/dsobotta

Dropping Anchor has their magazine online in downloadable pfds.

http://droppinganchor.com/

Check out the October issue, I wrote an article on the history of the White Oak.