Six great GOLF courses within 20 minutes. Low prices compared to big cities prices!!
Terrific FISHING & water sports, charters/rentals. Fall fishing is exceptional for surf, bays & piers.
Island is known for the many fossil sharks' teeth and other fossils that wash ashore. Shelling is very good year round. (OVER 100 FOSSIL SHARK'S TEETH WERE COLLECTED IN 2 DAYS BY ONE OF OUR GUEST THIS jUNE!)
Sea Turtle Hospital on Topsail Island:: One of only two such facilities in the USA. Dozens of endangered sea turtles are cared for here. Open to the public all summer at NO admission cost. Donations appreciated
Missiles & More museums on Topsail Beach. The home of America's space & missile program before it was moved to Cape Canaveral. Open to the Public year round. Island still has observation bunkers-some turned into architecturally interesting homes.
Wilmington only 1 hour--great shopping/antiquing/riverwalk/ battleship & city & NC Aquarium
Tour Camp LeJuene. Hooah
References: Comments & references: * The house was beautiful, and so was the town. Kids cried when we left which was sad but let us know how much fun they really had. Every thing you sent us was right on the money.
* A Beach Escape cottage was even more wonderful than I imagined! Last week proved to be the most enjoyable vacation I have ever been blessed to experience.
* Your place is not only comfortable, convenient, and pretty, but has a warm, 'at home' atmosphere that made every moment special. Of course, my favorite 'room' was the big back porch.
* Your windows are amazing! We saw dolphins several mornings -- Being right on the beach was a life saver with a 2,4 and 6 year old that never tired of the water and sand.. .. Thanks for being so accomodating too and providing a place lending to such fantastic memories.
* Once again thanks everything from your wonderful comfy home to all the information that you left for us. WE HAD THE VACATION OF OUR LIVES,It's a different world.
References: We love your Beach Escape!! Being ocean front with its own private deck & beach access makes it so easy to 'hang out,' and not worry about our 'stuff' being bothered. You are the most pleasant 'hosts' I've ever dealt with. You both make us feel so comfortable and at home. I could do a live commercial for your wonderful 'get away.' My family has been going to Topsail for many years and we were so glad to have recently found this hidden treasure. Thank you John and Mary Ann for your great place, it is truly a treasure. (frequent visitors) Pam, Steve & family, North Carolina pamjaber@carolina.rr.com
We had perfect weather and being able to spend it so close to the beach was beyond our wildest dream. We will be talking about this one for a long time. Once again thanks for thinking of everything.
With the quiet private beach, and the warm hospitality, it is like going to a home away from home. Glad to give a reference but it is a lot like giving away your favorite secret
Golf:
Guest Comments: 'We want to let you know how great our vacation was. We are not busy bodies so.. that being said we spend most of our time at the house or walking on the beach (2-3 miles). We had many experiences, we saw pelicans everyday fly over head, a skate trying its hardest to get back in the water from a high wave. We saw dolphins, picked up at least 100+ shark teeth once we knew what to look for. One
exciting morning we saw three turtle tracks.. and one nest. I had the chance to speak to the lady who was checking out the nest and mentioned your name. We checked out the sound. It was quite hot so we decided not to venture all the way around to the ocean side. We ate at the deli, got fantastic fudge. We had many LunaPops, while relaxing outside with one, the owner showed up with a new shipment and gave us new flavors to try. Yum!! we loved our time together ourselves just to relax and unwind. The golfing was terrific too only 20 mins away.!!
