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JUiM 1986 



April 1986 



COAST Swatch 



TRAVELING THE COAST 



Before you pack the kids, dog and 20 pieces of luggage into your 

 car, consider liow you want to spend your beach vacation. 



If you want more to show for your time off than a 

 peeling nose, visit some of North Carolina's coastal 

 attractions— state and national parks, aquariums, 

 historic sites, museums or festive events. Focus 

 your binoculars on the white ibises at Pea Island 

 National Wildlife Refuge. Touch a hermit crab at 

 the N.C. f\Aarine Resources Center at Pine Knoll 



Shores. Wander through 18th-century homes in 

 Edenton. Or join the hoopla surrounding the 

 Shrimp Festival at Sneads Ferry. 



Vacationing along the sandy shores doesn 't have 

 to cost a bundle. This month, Coastwatch offers a 

 guide to inexpensive coastal attractions and 

 events, many of them state or federally operated. 



