In June of 2004, some friends and I rented a beach house on Oak Island in North Carolina. We stayed in a house called Lady Di's. It was fantastic. It was literally 10 steps down the stairs and you were standing in the sand. I can't think of anything better than waking up in the morning, the house being quiet (I wake up early), sitting on the back porch, listening and watching the surf roll in, cup of coffee on the table, reading. Then later swimming, sunning, flying kites, and relaxing. We also visited the Aquarium at Fort Fisher. One day was also guys vs gals day, which the guys spent deep sea fishing aboard the Horsin' Around, a 36' Hatteras Express. We caught our dinner for that night and ate well!