Oak Island NC

shakerofsalt · Post by **shakerofsalt** » June 11, 2004 12:10 pm

We are going to Oak Island for the first time. Has anyone else been there? Any pointers?

sunseeker · Post by **sunseeker** » June 11, 2004 12:13 pm

Take the ferry over to South Port and go sailing with Captain Jay ( Winds of Carolina) on his boat the Stephania. DO the sunset tour!!! Eat at Fish Tails, go to the tiki bar, hmmmmm ask around locally, theyll tell you the best place to eat...

sunseeker · Post by **sunseeker** » June 11, 2004 12:16 pm

actaully, now that I think about it...Captain jay sails out on Oak Island too...they are so close together..

TinCup4aChalice · Post by **TinCup4aChalice** » July 16, 2004 1:05 am

Southport is just a few minutes up the highway from Oak Island. The ferry runs from Southport over to Fort Fisher....nice ride.

At Fort Fisher, you can see the civil war fort and also one of NC's great aquariums. Nice beaches over there too. Just a little further up the beach, you pass through Carolina and Kure beaches...then into Wilmington. You can check out the battleship North Carolina. Also used to be some cool shops in the Cotton Exchange (on the waterfront http://www.shopcottonexchange.com/)

There used to be some neat antique shops in Southport. Amongst the typical small town treasures, you could sometimes find some neat nautical memoribilia.

Where are you staying on Oak Island....Caswell, Yaupon or Long Beach?

shakerofsalt · Post by **shakerofsalt** » July 16, 2004 12:37 pm

We are staying on long Beach. Thanks for all of the info!!