10Sep07The Short Lists
It occurred to me that perhaps I wasn’t disseminating basic information fast enough, so that’s what this is about. A cop out, maybe, but sometimes you just need to cut to the chase. (Listed alphabetically)
Area Dive Shops:
- Discovery Diving
- Olympus Dive Center
Recommended Dive Boats:
- Atlantis IV
- Captain’s Lady, Discovery Diving
- Midnight Express, Olympus Dive Center
- Mutiny
- Olympus, Olympus Dive Center
- Outrageous IV, Discovery Diving
- Sea Quest, Discovery Diving
Top Five Upper End Restaurants
- Aqua, Beaufort
- Blue Moon Bistro, Beaufort
- Beaufort Grocery, Beaufort
- Floyd’s 1921, Morehead City
- William’s, Morehead City
Top Five Casual Restaurants
- Beach Bumz, Downtown Morehead City
- Clawson’s. Beaufort
- Monkey Bar, Atlantic Beach
- New York Deli, Atlantic Beach
- Raps, Downtown Morehead City
Top Five Places to Grab a Quick Bite
- Bountiful Bagel, Morehead City
- Luigi’s Pizza, Morehead City
- Michelangelo’s Pizza, Atlantic Beach
- Roland’s BBQ, Beaufort
- Shark Shack, Atlantic Beach
Top Places to Stay
- Beaufort Inn, Beaufort
- The Cedars Inn, Beaufort
- Harborside Suites, Beaufort
- Inlet Inn, Beaufort
Top Places to Stay on a Budget
- EconoLodge, Morehead City
- Comfort Inn, Morehead City
- Caribe Inn, Atlantic Beach
Top Post-Dive-Drink Spots
- The Dockhouse, Beaufort
- Raps, Morehead City
- Beach Bumz, Morehead City
Top Five Helpful Tidbits
- Dunking Donuts in Morehead is the only place to get food and coffee early enough to make it to a dive boat on time.
- Lowe’s grocery store in Morehead opens at 6am
- Lots of restaurants are closed on Sundays
- Cannot buy alcohol before noon on Sundays
- Speed limit in downtown Morehead City is 20mph and is closely monitored
Hopefully, you’ll find these lists to be helpful. I’ll expand on most of the above at a later time and, as always, if you have questions, please don’t hesitate to email or comment.
