Slower Start to the Season
Posted in Island Reflections | By Dawn |
Maybe it’s the beach closures. Or possibly the yo-yoing weather patterns. The gas prices could have an effect. There are so many different factors probably attributing to the seemingly slow start to the season. I worked Friday night, and never got a table in the restaurant until after 7:30. But, then I go to the grocery store on Sunday, and it’s packed! (Which, by the way, you can avoid the lines at the grocery stores and the unnecessary grief by having your groceries delivered..hint, hint..) I can’t figure it out. It’s even hard to gauge by the crowds on the beaches considering the people and cars are more concentrated now that there are less areas open to pedestrian and ORV traffic. Hatteras is in such a transition period. There are so many things going on on a national level as well, so it will be interesting to see how all of this mixes with the changes occurring on a community level. Time will tell, and Memorial Day is right around the corner. At that time we will more accurately be able to ascertain the effects of the beach closures, the gas prices, and various other things that have befallen us.
