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The 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
  • 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.

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