Third time's a charm.

The first and only thing you need to know about Ocracoke Island, as quoted by the mayor of Ocracoke himself: "This place is wild!" It's only been a few short days since I arrived for my 3rd summer stint in the Outer Banks (the OBX if you will...and I will), and I'm quickly reminded of how wild this place really is. Island folk are just a little (and by a little I mean completely) off. I don't know if it's something in the water or that fact that they're completely surrounded by it, but they definitely have their own way of doing things.

Example:
On our first day on the island, we decided to take a walk around and see what was happening. I decided to bring my new Starbuck's reusable iced coffee cup (thanks Jojo) along to enjoy refreshing iced coffee on my walk. As we approached the Ocracoke Coffee Co. (the best and only coffee shop on the island) I saw a dude I knew from past years. He's a nice guy, a gentleman in fact. He helped A-Ron and I find a place to live my first year on the island. We'll call him Luke. I'm genuinely happy to be on this island and I was genuinely happy to see him, shake his hand, and greet him. He, however, had other plans in mind. Before I could even say a word, he slapped my shiny new Starbucks cup right out of my hands straight to the cold hard pavement. I stood there for a moment processing what had just happened, but each moment only left me more puzzled than the last. Such things have no explanation. He didn't apologize or even pick it up for me. I retrieved my cracked cup from the ground and was reminded of one simple fact...

 THIS PLACE IS WILD!