In 2019, we went to the Outer Banks for Meera’s birthday. We visited from Corolla all the way down to Okracoke, taking in beaches and lighthouses and sand and sun.
Meera and I are not good at relaxing vacations. We’re always skiing or hiking or visiting museums or monuments. But on this trip, we spent an entire day at the beach, and I was able to be still long enough to take some great photos, including this one of a pelican above a crashing wave.
We should go back. If only RDU weren’t so far from the beach…
![A pelican soars, wings outstretched, over a fiercely crashing wave. Brilliant white foam, deep blue sea, and sky blue horizon band the background.](https://cdn.uploads.micro.blog/1214/2023/d8b6cbafb2.jpg)