Great Museum and Educational Activities! One of your N C Museums!
The Epic Park In North Carolina Where You Can Take Home 23-Million-Year-Old Fossils
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I can really 'dig' this activity.Kevin Welborn
A new Greek Restaurant! This is we a major hit the the fish lovers! Like me!🐠 Just announced! 🐠
Kipos Hellenic Cuisine opens Saturday, August 27th with Chef George Delidimos! 🎉
Legendary restaurateur Giorgios Bakatsias of Giorgios Hospitality Group announces the opening of GHG’s first Wilmington, NC restaurant – in Lumina Station at 1900 Eastwood Road (in the former 1900 Restaurant and Lounge space).
This extension of his wildly popular Kipos brand will be helmed by Greek Chef George Delidimos. 🎉A celebration of the food and culture of Bakatsias’ homeland, this new Kipos will feature an intentional focus on the sea. Kipos Hellenic Cuisine serves as an elevated counterpoint to Bakatsias’ beloved and more rustic Kipos Greek Taverna located in Chapel Hill, NC.
“We are really excited to bring our love for the coastal cooking of Greece to Wilmington,” explained Bakatsias, who learned to garden and cook with his mother in the quiet village of Karista, Greece. Giorgios Bakatsias immigrated to the US with his family when he was 12, and since the age of 23 has been sharing his love for Greek food with diners. Kipos will host an official Ribbon Cutting Thursday, August 25th at 11am, and officially open for dinner Saturday, August 27th at 5pm.
(Kipos will be open Tuesday-Thursday & Sundays from 5-10 and Fridays & Saturdays until 11pm. Kipos will be closed Mondays.) Reserve at OpenTable and follow @KiposCuisineWilmington 🎉
#kiposwilmington #kiposhelleniccuisine #wilmingtoneats #wilmingtonnc #wilmingtonrestaurant #wilmingtonfoodies #wilmingtonfood #wrightsvillebeach #wrightsville #greekfood #greekrestaurant
Hmmmm! Fascinating!
10 THINGS TIME HAS TAUGHT ME
1. Most of our life is spent chasing false goals and worshipping false ideals. The day you realise that is the day you really start to live.
2. You really, truly cannot please all of the people all of the time. Please yourself first and your loved ones second, everyone else is busy pleasing themselves anyway, trust me.
3. Fighting the ageing process is like trying to catch the wind. Go with it, enjoy it. Your body is changing, but it always has been. Don’t waste time trying to reverse that, instead change your mindset to see the beauty in the new.
4. Nobody is perfect and nobody is truly happy with their lot. When that sinks in you are free of comparison and free of judgement. It’s truly liberating.
5. No one really sees what you do right, everyone sees what you do wrong. When that becomes clear to you, you will start doing things for the right reason and you will start having so much more fun.
6. You will regret the years you spent berating your looks, the sooner you can make peace with the vessel your soul lives in, the better. Your body is amazing and important but it does not define you.
7. Your health is obviously important but stress, fear and worry are far more damaging than any delicious food or drink you may deny yourself. Happiness and peace are the best medicine.
8. Who will remember you and for what, become important factors as you age. Your love and your wisdom will live on far longer than any material thing you can pass down. Tell your stories, they can travel farther than you can imagine.
9. We are not here for long but if you are living against the wind it can feel like a life-sentence. Life should not feel like a chore, it should feel like an adventure.
10. Always, always, drink the good champagne and use the things you keep for ‘best’. Tomorrow is guaranteed to no one. Today is a gift that’s why we call it the present. Eat, Drink (or don’t) & Be Merry.
We will talk about this soon! Stand By!
All of these are good Captain, I especially love 3, 7 and 8. Hope you are doing well, my friend ❤️
Miss seeing you Capt Charlie
Good stuff
Thank You 🙏🥰
Love it, Cap'n Charlie!!!
International Rum Day!
Pirate Myth - The Rum
Popular culture and the modern image of the pirate do not distinguish rum from the character. It is one of the founding elements like the wood leg, the eye mask, and the parrot. Captain Johnson in his two-volume publication on the history of the most famous pirates or Robert Louis Stevenson with his adventure novel obviously contributed to the broadcast of this performance.
Nevertheless, rum consumption by sailors, and Caribbean flibusters particularly, is not a myth. The biographies of pirates Henry Morgan or Edward Teach fuel this phenomenon with the abusive use of rum. But when is he from archaeology? Does it allow you to illustrate this consumption through vestiges of different kinds?
We know of several cases of tavern digs in Port Royal (Jamaica), on the east coast of North America but also in London that have provided very interesting results. These investigations confront popular folklore with archaeological and historical reality by showing that alcohol and liquor consumption was dedicated to all layers of the population. These taverns were also a haven for a wealthy population with high-end china porcelain and glassware.
There is nothing to say whether or not the searched taverns welcomed pirates, but sailors, most likely. Finally, archeological findings supported the idea that onion shaped glass bottles were used for all kinds of alcohol demonstrating misuse of the generic term "wine bottle".
Pirate Myth: Rum!
Popular culture and the modern image of the pirate do not dissociate the character's rum. It is part of one of the founding elements in the same way as the wood leg, the eye patch and the parrot. Captain Johnson in his two-volume monograph on the history of the most famous pirates or Robert Louis Stevenson with his adventure novel have obviously participated in the dissemination of this representation.
Nevertheless, the consumption of rum among seafarers, and in particular Caribbean buccaneers, is not a myth. The biographies of pirates Henry Morgan or Edward Teach fuel this phenomenon with the misuse of rum. But when is there archaeology? Does it allow to illustrate this consumption through vestiges of different kinds?
There are several cases of tavern excavations in Port Royal (Jamaica), on the east coast of North America but also in London which have provided very interesting results. These investigations made it possible to compare popular folklore with archaeological and historical reality by showing that the consumption of alcohol and liqueurs was dedicated to all segments of the population. These taverns were also the refuge of a well-to-do population with the presence of Chinese porcelain and top-of-the-range stemware.
There is no reason to say that the taverns searched have or not pirates but sailors, most likely. Finally, the archaeological findings supported the idea that onion-shaped glass bottles were used for all kinds of alcohol demonstrating the misuse of the generic term “wine bottle”.
"The bad news is time flies. The good news is you're the pilot."
— Michael Altshuler
In honor of today being National Lighthouse Day, I am honoring my daughter-in-law Carla Schoonmaker for her role in helping relocate the Cape Hatteras Loghthouse many years ago! Unbelievable that they moved it and restored it to a better condition than when they started the move!
Thank you for your part in history Carla Schoonmaker!! I loved watching the updates each day and loved watching the documentary. One of our home town boys, I grew up with worked on that crew. Such a awesome job!!❤🙏
Coolest job ever!
We were there on vacation and got to watch. Lasting lifetime memory especially for my children. All things are possible!
We plan to look you up when we come to Kure Beach in October. Will you be booking adventures in the off season?
Cool job. All I got a flattened dime 🙂
VERY cool!
Awesome
Amazing!!!
Super Cool!!
Awesome
Tried and true!Look what we learned from the Carolina Beach Ocean Rescue today! Stung by a jelly? Grab a ID or credit card and firmly scrape the area to remove the tiny barbed stingers! Vinegar, in some situations can actually make the sting worse.
This is an antiquated method. In the last 5 to 10 years they have found that heat packs on stings works better because it essentially breaks down/kills the toxins. Scraping them can cause unfired barbs to inject venom.
Meat tenderizer dilutes it
What about pee? 😆
Yup, sums life up rather nicely!Are you doing this if you’re not should!
Asking yourself what you love to do more than anything?
And are you doing it?
I love doing something that gets me excited that I can't stop doing because it feels so good………..
No I'm not talking about sex I'm talking about what sets you on fire…………
What is it that you could do and lose yourself in?
Something that takes you away and allows you to forget about everything else except what you are doing?
This is must do………..
A life essential…………..
Feed your soul do what you love and if you don’t do it for a living do it as often as you can………

I sing, sometimes I don't want to go to sleep because I love it so much………….
I paint, until I am so exhausted that my mind and my body are at complete peace………..
I write until my thoughts make sense and are aligned with my soul………..
Sometimes I walk in the woods along a trail I get completely lost in the beauty and peace around me and I realize that I have found myself again…………
And then there are the times that I dance in the middle of my living room with just my socks on my hardwood floors………….
Enjoy your life…………
It's yours to do whatever you want to do with it………..
Make every moment count……….
I’ve often heard people say that we only live once we live every day we only die once………..
LIVE……….
Be careful out there!
NC coast under purple flag warning after swarms of jellyfish lead to painful stings
abc11.com
Swarms of jellyfish and jellyfish stings were reported in New Hanover County this week at the southeastern beaches, including Carolina Beach.Brad got hit twice while we were there. Didn’t scare us away!!
Yea that was fun catching bait on the beach for the tournament this weekend! Looks like I went running through a corn field
Erica Kohl hope Nate is feeling ok!
Jakob McDonald
It’s words like these that let me know I am on the right course! Come on down and let me help your family and friends experience the joy of the Cape Fear River Valley!
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He is awesome
100% agree. You made our week too!
Love it when the dog brings the owner to go Shark 🦈 Tooth Island! Lots of fun for the whole family!
We had a blast again, thank you:) Winnie is happily snoozing on the couch, tired from her adventure ❤️🐾
Jakob McDonald see! Blue would love this!
Yup , sharks swim on the C B beaches!No harm here, just stopping by for a mai tai 🍹
The best sightings are found here 😉
📸 courtesy from an amazing CB local (TY!!!)
That is CLOSE!!! They seem to be getting closer & closer to shore every year!
Nickya Rivera Colleen Dodson
"I asked an elderly man once what it was like to be old and to know the majority of his life was behind him. He told me that he has been the same age his entire life. He said the voice inside of his head had never aged. He has always just been the same boy. His mother's son. He had always wondered when he would grow up and be an old man. He said he watched his body age and his faculties dull but the person he is inside never got tired. Never aged. Never changed.
Our spirits are eternal. Our souls are forever. The next time you encounter an elderly person, look at them and know they are still a child, just as you are still a child and children will always need love, attention and purpose."
Like the “Lostboys” in Peter Pan, never grow up! Never Ever grow up!
God bless you capt Charlie love you no truer words have been spoken
Never have nor truer words ever been spoken!
Wise words ☺️
My father once told me Your body will tell you when to quit fishing. He just passed away about 2 months ago. I am having a bad time now with kidney stones. Old age is fast coming!
Love it brother! Good seeing you on the water yesterday! True to fashion!
Amen Captain.
I'll always treasure our trip for shark teeth! It was an adventure Captain Charlie! Much love and health to you and your family!
True words
Charlie, you are one of a kind and I am pretty sure you will never get old.
Hi Captain Charlie,from Ohio,your trip To shark tooth island was great and that was à year ago, such great Adventure.
Captain learned something from snoopy the dog today you die once but you live everyday love you man
"Not all those who wander are lost." It's a big world out there guys, just travel!
My motto has always been " Age is a state of mind and I am never going to get old." 82 and still going.
Yes!!
♥️😍♥️ 🌊☀️
Rrrrrrr captain
Nice!!
You are only here for a short while, have fun and do good.
Love this!
Great advice!
Never ever!
That's so special, thank you!
This is so true!
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When this happens, it's usually because the owner only shared it with a small group of people, changed who can see it or it's been deleted.Thank you Captn Charlie! The prefect place to paddle out to go surf. Not a good place for a swimmer. Picture it as an "escalator" taking you out to sea.
Thank you for showing this.
Yup! Great Dawg!
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When this happens, it's usually because the owner only shared it with a small group of people, changed who can see it or it's been deleted.The gators have been out and active!….what a show they’ve been putting on for us…just remember to be respectful and keep your distance…..
“There is no such thing as bad weather……..just inappropriate clothing!”
Captain Jack Schoonmaker
I remember those days. Alot with Cap'n Ken Mcgee
Well dang! Can’t fight Mother Nature! Off the water again today, hopefully back on Sunday!
It’s just gonna churn up some good teeth!!
Right there with you.
Great news, Capt. Charlie’s Adventures and Captain Charlie have been busy, so busy we’re off the water for a day or so for boat maintenance and getting ready for the rest of the season! I’m pooped! And The second boat is almost ready to put into action and and the family has been busy getting paperwork up to date and thank the lord the phone is ringing daily booking July and August trips! Wow, just glad to be alive…. So come on down to beautiful CB and plan ahead….I don’t want to disappoint anyone by not being able to carry you and your family on an “Adventure!”
Truly magnificent scenery…….
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When this happens, it's usually because the owner only shared it with a small group of people, changed who can see it or it's been deleted.We have been Killin’ the Teethies this summer! Come on down and let’s have an “Adventure!”
They had so much fun with you today! I’m so bummed I missed out!
We are planning on September, Captain Charlie!