Podcast 26 – Getaway to the CrystaL Coast, NC

By Craig Makepeace | January 27, 2022

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If you’re looking for a beach getaway from Raleigh, consider the Crystal Coast a great region that includes the coastal towns of Beaufort, Atlantic Beach, Emerald Isle, Morehead City, and Pine Knoll Shores.

In this episode listen to the highlights of our 3 day getaway including all the fun things we did, places to eat and drink, and where we stayed.

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Exploring Beaufort on a self-guided walking tour
Collecting shells and wild horses on Cape Lookout National Seashore
Fort Macon State Park
Getting spooked on a ghost tour of Beaufort
Aquarium at Pine Knoll Shores
Pirate artifacts at the NC Maritime Museum
Learning about whales at Bonehenge Whale Center
Places to eat
Our awesome condo stay

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Craig Makepeace

Craig Makepeace is the co-founder and publisher of This Is Raleigh. Originally from Australia, he first moved to Raleigh in 2004 and fell in love with the city of oaks. He's a travel addict, sports fanatic, beach lover, and passionate craft beer drinker!

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Drive times from Abbington include:

* Downtown Apex: 8 minutes
* Downtown Raleigh: 30 minutes
* Research Triangle Park (RTP): 20 minutes
* Raleigh-Durham Airport (RDU): 20 minutes

🏠 The area is built out with single-family homes and private community boasts amenities which include a competition-sized swimming pool, two tennis courts, and a children’s playground.

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Abbington is a custom-built home subdivision with over 400 homes in the western part of Apex. Located right off I-64 and I-540, it’s just a 4-mile drive west of downtown Apex and minutes from Beaver Creek Crossings, so everything is at your fingertips.

Drive times from Abbington include:

* Downtown Apex: 8 minutes
* Downtown Raleigh: 30 minutes
* Research Triangle Park (RTP): 20 minutes
* Raleigh-Durham Airport (RDU): 20 minutes

🏠 The area is built out with single-family homes and private community boasts amenities which include a competition-sized swimming pool, two tennis courts, and a children’s playground.

🏠 Abbington offers custom-built homes in a wide variety of sizes and prices, with square footage ranging from 2,200 sqft up to 5,500 sqft, and home prices from the $700s and up. Homes were built in two stages from the late 90’s until about 2012.

🛍 Beaver Creek Crossings shopping area is about a 5-minute drive away, the excellent Kelly Road Park kids’ playground is just a 3-minute drive away, and the Beaver Creek Greenway is also just 5-minutes away.

🏫 Schools zoned to Abbington include:

* Olive Chapel Elementary
* Lufkin Road Middle
* Apex Friendship High

Looking for a trusted realtor? Send us a DM or email us at: cazcraig@thisisraleigh.com

Comment "APEX" and we'll DM you our blog post on Apex.

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Abbington is a custom-built home subdivision with over 400 homes in the western part of Apex. Located right off I-64 and I-540, it’s just a 4-mile drive west of downtown Apex and minutes from Beaver Creek Crossings, so everything is at your fingertips.

Drive times from Abbington include:

* Downtown Apex: 8 minutes
* Downtown Raleigh: 30 minutes
* Research Triangle Park (RTP): 20 minutes
* Raleigh-Durham Airport (RDU): 20 minutes

🏠 The area is built out with single-family homes and private community boasts amenities which include a competition-sized swimming pool, two tennis courts, and a children’s playground.

🏠 Abbington offers custom-built homes in a wide variety of sizes and prices, with square footage ranging from 2,200 sqft up to 5,500 sqft, and home prices from the $700s and up. Homes were built in two stages from the late 90’s until about 2012.

🛍 Beaver Creek Crossings shopping area is about a 5-minute drive away, the excellent Kelly Road Park kids’ playground is just a 3-minute drive away, and the Beaver Creek Greenway is also just 5-minutes away.

🏫 Schools zoned to Abbington include:

* Olive Chapel Elementary
* Lufkin Road Middle
* Apex Friendship High

Looking for a trusted realtor? Send us a DM or email us at: [email protected]

Comment "APEX" and we`ll DM you our blog post on Apex.

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And, on-site is the birthplace home of Andrew Johnson, 17th POTUS.

We did one of their free Friday tours which only happen twice per year, but they have tours every week from Tues - Sun for a small fee of $7 (50 minutes).

Our guide took us back in time as we toured the house, the beautiful grounds, the chapel, and the gardens. We learned all about Moses Mordecai and his family, why it is pronounced "Mor-duh-key" and not "Mor-duh-kai" and how the City of Raleigh came to own the property.

We feel it`s important to learn about Raleigh’s past so we can create a better future.

We just published a blog post review of this tour on ThisIsRaleigh.com sharing all our photos and information on how you can do the tour. See the Linktree link in our bio.

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We took a fascinating guided tour of Raleigh’s oldest house recently. Mordecai House is the oldest house in its original location (1785). Now a registered historical landmark, the former 3-acre Mordecai Plantation was once the largest in Wake County and is walking distance from downtown Raleigh (near historic Oakwood).

And, on-site is the birthplace home of Andrew Johnson, 17th POTUS.

We did one of their free Friday tours which only happen twice per year, but they have tours every week from Tues - Sun for a small fee of $7 (50 minutes).

Our guide took us back in time as we toured the house, the beautiful grounds, the chapel, and the gardens. We learned all about Moses Mordecai and his family, why it is pronounced "Mor-duh-key" and not "Mor-duh-kai" and how the City of Raleigh came to own the property.

We feel it's important to learn about Raleigh’s past so we can create a better future.

We just published a blog post review of this tour on ThisIsRaleigh.com sharing all our photos and information on how you can do the tour. See the Linktree link in our bio.

#ThisIsRaleigh

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We took a fascinating guided tour of Raleigh’s oldest house recently. Mordecai House is the oldest house in its original location (1785). Now a registered historical landmark, the former 3-acre Mordecai Plantation was once the largest in Wake County and is walking distance from downtown Raleigh (near historic Oakwood).

And, on-site is the birthplace home of Andrew Johnson, 17th POTUS.

We did one of their free Friday tours which only happen twice per year, but they have tours every week from Tues - Sun for a small fee of $7 (50 minutes).

Our guide took us back in time as we toured the house, the beautiful grounds, the chapel, and the gardens. We learned all about Moses Mordecai and his family, why it is pronounced "Mor-duh-key" and not "Mor-duh-kai" and how the City of Raleigh came to own the property.

We feel it`s important to learn about Raleigh’s past so we can create a better future.

We just published a blog post review of this tour on ThisIsRaleigh.com sharing all our photos and information on how you can do the tour. See the Linktree link in our bio.

#ThisIsRaleigh

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See it via the Linktree link in our bio @ThisIsRaleigh

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We love historic downtown Apex. Just updated our blog post with 18 things to do in downtown Apex including places to eat, drink, shop and explore.

See it via the Linktree link in our bio @ThisIsRaleigh

#Apexnc #downtownApex #apexnorthcarolina #wakecounty #visitraleigh #nctravel #naturism #RaleighNC #Raleighblogger #Raleighinfluencers #RaleighDurham #919

We love historic downtown Apex. Just updated our blog post with 18 things to do in downtown Apex including places to eat, drink, shop and explore.

See it via the Linktree link in our bio @ThisIsRaleigh

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