Today was the Fourth of July, and it fell on a Saturday.  As those who live here on the Crystal Coast know, Saturday and Sunday are check in days for the rental properties on the island.

Many people saw Emerald Isle for the first time today.  I handed out fliers at Bluewater's key pickup line.  They were expecting three hundred people to check in today.  I got there at about 1:15 PM and left at 3:45 PM.
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The day is finally here.  We have made it to our country's birthday once again.  Today or tomorrow will be the peak of the tourist season for those of us here on NC's Crystal Coast.  Yesterday, today, and tomorrow will likely be our busiest days of the season.

We will have some traffic challenges, but given that we live in such a fantastic spot we can take a few hours of traffic on a few days of the years.  It is not like we have to drive the Washington Beltway, I77 in Charlotte, or the Raleigh ring road every day.
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This past Thursday I heard some reliable sources say that this second week of June might well be a record rental week.  Today another source confirmed that initial reports seem to indicate a record weekend.

My question then is, "Where is everyone?"  We were at the Cape Carteret Festival yesterday.  It seemed like a good crowd but nothing overwhelming.  When we came back from some shopping, we stopped at the Food Lion over in Swansboro.  While they had a steady crowd, it certainly was not the mad house that I have seen.
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