On my fall vacation, I got up real early and delivered my papers and then gathered up my best gal, Lizzie, and we headed down to Ocracoke Island. After I got some much-needed sleep on the drive down, I was ready to start taking notes to research the romance/ghost story novel Lizzie and I are writing:

On the ferry rider over, Lizzie the Super-Navigator and Great Idea Person soaked up some sun and shared her winning smile:

So we got into town, hopped on some bikes, and started the sightseeing, including the beautiful views of Silver Harbor:

We visited the cemetery --

-- and an old general store --

-- and watched some guys catching fish --

-- and of course, found the Jolly Roger restaurant:

We also scoped out sites for the romance novel, including Ella's house:

And her yard:

We also found a cool spot for Abby (Mitch's sister) to set up her pottery shop:

And Ella's friend Lauren's house, among a whole bunch of other possible houses (we felt like movie scouts, checking out the locations on the island):

With all the pictures we took and all the notes I scribbled down, along with all the atmosphere we soaked up, I felt ready and raring to get to drafting the novel:

(Is that an evil grin or what?)

But not 'til November 1st. Got an SF novel to finish before then. More on that... later...




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