Carolina Beach, NC – the “Redneck Riviera” (Windsor’s trip!)

Every year, my mom takes me and my three younger sisters on our annual girls beach trip. We generally go somewhere on the North Carolina coast (usually Oak Island) and try our best to find a pink rental house (there are more out there than you’d expect!). 

This year we decided to adventure to a new location: Carolina Beach, NC.  Any town whose official website features a pair of worn in Rainbows (the flip flops) gets my vote. 

Despite our rental house being a bit further from the beach than expected (the landlord asserted that it “looked like 1/10 of a mile – what?! Do we want him to get out a tape measurer?”), the trip was wonderful. In addition to the crashing waves and warm sand, my littlest sisters (ages 7 & 9) were enthralled by the permanent carnival lining the boardwalk. 

Here I am with my boyfriend Alex (he was allowed to come for part of the trip)

Carolina Beach is nicknamed the “Redneck Riviera” for several reasons, one of which is this little stage where a man in a ratty Spongebob Squarepants costume dances in the afternoons
(no, I’m not joking)

Another reason is the carnival and the carnival’s patrons.
The shirtless man in this picture has a huge tattoo across his back that reads “COUNTRY BOY”
(no I’m not joking about this one either)

Reason #3: The tacky beach-goods shops that carry items like these uber-classy liscense plates

Okay, let’s take a break from the redneck part of the beach and return to the reason I went in the first place: to hang out with my family!
How cute are my little sisters???

SUPAH STRONG

We went paddleboating!

As the official paddleboat captain, I decided to steer us straight into the fountain on the lake.
Kelsey and Lily were not happy. 

The whole happy family (my blonde army)