New to the Wilmington, NC area

new to the carolina's. im around the wilmington, NC area and am really having a hard time finding anybody thats into trip. Im a 20 year old male with a large inner hippy, and love exploreing my mind. anybody around the area that could maby get me started or point me in a direction. thanks alot.looking forward to chatting with you all on the forums....

 

yo brotha i myself have been in wilmington since jan, i don't know too many heady folks but 1 more is always nice, the best place to meet folks is at what few good shows come through,

don't know too much a far as trip, it comes and it goes, my boys in chapel hill got it hooked up though, holla at me

 

hey....how do you guys like living up there so far? what beachside towns do you guys like? wrightsville, kure, atlantic, etc.....i live down here in charleston, and im thinking about checking out wilmington area......

 

i dig it for the most part, i grew up in a small close minded tobacco town so the beach is a good breath of fresh air, the beachside towns just depend on what you are into, wrigthsville is really richy, carolina is nice and chill, kure is the same, masonboro is pretty chill,

i just wish they had better bands come through.

 

im looking for pretty chill with good vibes and a bunch of people around my age. I dont know if you're familiar with folly beach down here in charleston, but if you do, im looking for this kind of mindset. Folly is starting to be built up, and a bunch of us kids cant afford to live out here anymore......if its not the affordability, it's the availability......it used to be so easy to find a place to live around here - now they are turning a bunch of available spaces into vacation rentals........

....it sucks, because i really do like it here, but its changing. its like seeing your best friend change and turn into a different person, and there's nothing you can do about it...funny thing is, they still advertise Folly as a "bohemian beachtown".....well, us "bohemians" cant afford to live here anymore!!!

 

hm.. wilmigton and new hanover, brunswick and pender counties are growing very rapidly. so if your trying to get away from development you might wanna check out oak island, southport or ocean isle beach

you will be like a hour from anything though.

 

Wilmington could be one of the most beautiful hippie friendly havens in the country, i used to go there a lot but now up at school in North Dakota, still come down for shitty surf and smoke...peace

 

I grew up on Ocean Isle Beach. In the late 70's there were miles of undeveloped ocean front property. The last time I was there was in the 90's and I was surprised at how populous the place was. I'll bet I would be blown away now.

 

Ayo I'm moving to wilmington in the coming weeks. Watch out!

 

I could possibly be moving in right behind you........

 

wrightsville is by far my favorite beach around here, although the cops are total pricks. carolina is full of rednecks, kure is full of people from nebraska for the summer, never really go to atlantic, but topsail is a nice getaway cause you can usually find a place to yourself, same with masonboro.

 

I'll be up thataway visiting next week....I'll be in Holden Beach mostly, but I'll be checking out the Wilmington area

 

pricky cops heard. rednecks heard. Nebraska? we get Ohio people (who cannot drive, BTW). I've heard about Topsail....said its like Folly, but not spoiled (yet).

 

yea most spots are quite empty on topsail

 

I just spent a week at North Topsail last week. Very nice. Waves were a little wimpy when I first got there, but they picked up by the end of the week. Definitely one of my favorites. Plenty of room to breath.

 

Im glad that others know about Topsail. I got to NC about a year ago and I love that place.

 

I lived in wilmington for 5 years and really liked it. I met alot of cool people while there who love to party. The beaches are all good, but getting too crowded, but I like to go to Ocean Isle Beach, or holden beach about an hour south, or another hour south is Myrtle beach which is a a great place.

And "freeinalaska", Ocean isle is growing just like the other beach towns all along the NC coast, all high diollar shit too. its a shame really because its becoming a place for those with money and not really for regular folks. I used to own Sharkys Pizza, the only pizza delivery store on the Island to this day. I wish I had not sold the place, its a rocking little spot now. Ahhh hindsight...

 

Wilmington is a really awesome place. I lived there for 5 years and LOVED it. you should try chilling at juggling gypsy ... lots of heads there. soapbox is also a reallly chill place & firebellies. Hope this helps!

 

Im going to Cape Fear Community College and live in kure beach. its alright but whoever mentioned the problem with the cops. MAN is it bad. They are around every corner I swear!

 

eesshh...myrtle beach...i hate that place. sorry if i offend you, but i cannot stand that place. us around here like to call it the "redneck riviera"