We spent our Fourth of July in Oriental, NC. The associated local festival is called "Croaker Fest" - named after a very abundant local fish - and it was a blast! Joining us for the day (and several other days) in Oriental was the Robeck family from s/v Raptor. (Jaime, Andy, Owen, Carmel, and Addie). We've so enjoyed meeting this family, it is certain that looking back on this trip someday, their friendship and company will stand out as one of the top highlights and memories. The parade through town started at 10am, complete with handmade floats and lots of candy throwing - Ava and Reed declared it on par with Halloween! From there, we walked the few short blocks to the festival grounds, in search of shade and fun kid activities. Croaker Fest did not disappoint! We spent 6 hours at the kids activity park where a very boisterous "referee" led the Limbo, Twister, Watermelon Seed Spitting, Hula Hoop, Tug of War, and Water Balloon Toss contests. Each game had several variations so that every age could participate and have a lot of fun doing so. For the grown-ups, it was great to see the kids interact with the locals. Ava even made a few new friends and sang some songs in the karaoke tent (Taylor Swift songs, of course). There was also a "shark tooth" table - really a flat bed trailer with sand from a local area that contained thousands of shark teeth fossils. The kids could have sat there for hours digging through to find teeth of all shapes, sizes, and colors. We had some lovely dinners that lasted well past sunset at the dock. The kids fished and swam in the pool and made some great summer memories. Life is good!! | |
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molly
7/16/2015 12:38:03 pm
that sounds like so much fun. so cool! I love the HUGE hula hoops, the floats, and the grass there sure looks nice. I am totally excited to hear about T-Swift concert and Ava's karaoke of it, and check out Reed's net casting skills!
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