I love this place SO much.
You know that we go to the beach every year at Oak Island, NC. You do know, we talked about it. See?
You also know that one of my BFFs from high school, Jessica, goes there a ton because her parents live there, and I try to tag along whenever I can.
So, I love this place. We've been going to the beach since I was six, and we discovered this restaurant, Turtle Island, just a few years ago. I've been there three or four times now, and it never lets me down.
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I need you to picture this.
It's a waterway. With boats parked.
It's breezy. There are seagulls.
It's a building. With a really big porch.
It's a restaurant.
It's a bar.
It's Dead End Saloon in Oak Island NC and MAN, did we love this place. My friend Jessica's parents live near Southport NC, about 15 minutes away, and my family has been vacationing on Oak Island for years and years. I doubt we'll ever go anywhere else.
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Happy July!
We are currently in the car heading to Southport, NC for the week!
We can't WAIT.
We need a BREAK.
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Last weekend, while visiting my fabulous friend Jessica in Southport, NC, I had the distinct pleasure of eating and drinking to excess at Fishy Fishy Cafe right on the beach. It was AMAZING. I love spending time with Jess because she's one of my best friends and thinks she's Asian like me, but ALSO because she's a total foodie and we order tons of fun food everywhere we go and share everything and enjoy our lives.
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This weekend I was lucky enough to go visit one of my dear friends Jessica in Southport, North Carolina. Jessica and I went to high school together in Tokyo, and our weekends together generally consist of excessive wine drinking, gossiping, reminiscing, and restaurant-trying. This weekend was no exception, and we had a great time exploring Southport, where her parents live.
Tip: If you'd like your adult children to visit you more often, move to the beach. It works, trust me.
Southport is a fabulous tiny town on the NC coast with a very beachy feel minus tourist traps and high schoolers - a WIN in our opinion!
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