Unsure where the ‘Outer Banks’ are, but they’re only now getting a Starbucks

Can you imagine a location anywhere in the populated regions of the civilized world -- well, the U.S. anyway -- which does NOT have a Starbucks coffee shop?? I just saw a news story that the very first Starbucks in the Outer Banks region of North Carolina is getting all prettied up and ready to open in May.

I'm an ocean shores fan, though I've never lived on the shores of any ocean. But I've always wanted to live along the Northern Pacific or Mid- to Northern Atlantic coasts. To tell you the truth, until a link I saw for Outer Banks rentals caught my eye, I'd never had more than a vague idea of where the "Outer Banks" region is.

And when I ran onto that news story about the first Starbucks opening there, I really gained a great deal of admiration for the sensible, good folks of the Outer Banks region. To have resisted Starbucks so many years took a lot of community resolve, I'm sure.

Perhaps any region that pristine and unspoiled will get a second look when our family gets any funds and time for a nice ocean shore vacation!
[tags]Outer Banks rentals, Starbucks, North Carolina, just a guy who reads the papers[/tags]

April 21, 2008 | Filed Under Travel News