First of all, I am not a writer and I don't have a background in marketing. I was a teacher before I started at Corolla Classic Vacations last summer. What started as a summer job turned into much more and I decided to stay with the company. I began posting on Facebook in the fall and have had so much fun watching our page grow! I love sharing the beauty of the Outer Banks with everyone. I was born and raised on the Outer Banks. I am one of the few true OBXers around and I am so proud of that! I spent my summers on the beach. Every.Single.Day. When I was old enough to drive, my friends and I would even spend nights out on the beach hanging out; walking and talking. I grew up seeing the beauty of sunsets, driving past the lighthouses and I even went to school right across from the birthplace of aviation. A lot of people might think I took that for granted and maybe I did as a young child. But the older I get, the more I appreciate how amazing the Outer Banks truly is. After high school, I went away to college. While there I met a boy, got married and started my family. We lived a few hours inland. While I was happy with my life, I knew it was missing something: the beach. So after the birth of our first son my husband and I decided to move home. It must be true that absence makes the heart grow fonder. When I came back, everything was even better than before. That might have something to do with age, but I think it had more to do with the fact that I had been other places and I know, even more so, that the Outer Banks is a special place. I get to take my sunrise runs along the beach, take my son to The Wright Brothers National Memorial and race to the top, and see the wild horses whenever I feel like it. I graduated high school at the site where The Lost Colony settled, got married on the beautiful beaches and I get to watch the sunsets on top of the tallest natural sand dunes on the east coast, Jockey's Ridge. I feel so lucky to live here and I also feel lucky to share the beauty with all of you. Over the winter, I began planning my blogs. First I thought about what I love to do here, then I thought about what I like to do on vacations. I plan to show you all of the Outer Banks from the unique history to the places where you can seek adventure and from the natural beauty to the secret hideaways. I hope you enjoy reading about all of the things to do. I know I will enjoy sharing them with you!
Mallory with her two sons at the Currituck Lighthouse
Mallory and her husband on their wedding day.
If there is every anything you suggest, please leave a comment either here, on our Facebook page, or my emailing me at mallory@corollaclassicvacations.com