CAROLINA BEACH CAMPING TRIP / CAROLINA BEACH STATE PARK, CAROLINA BEACH, KURE BEACH, SOUTHPORT, NC

[@kristinaaids2269]

This was absolutely one of my favorite travel videos. My favorite state, town (Wilmington) favorite movie and favorite family. I live in east Tennessee and we have magnolia trees and canopy trees everywhere too. I love it. ❤❤

[@cooleysbutterfly]

Loved going along with your family on vacation. It felt like I was there with all of you.

[@liseerenee]

Arika, I just loved this vlog so much! This took you a long time and a lot of work, but I appreciate you being so thorough and letting us join you every day on your vacation. The water there looked incredible. I know you’re soaking up this summer, yours and my favorite season! Can’t wait to see your projects coming up.

[@mpuett10049]

We definitely have some beautiful beaches here in North Carolina and the battleship museum was amazing. Thanks for sharing.

[@Chell1496]

What a fun trip! Thanks for sharing! 🩵🏖️⛴️⛺️🏄🍫🍧🍔🌤️⛈️☀️🌿

[@anakidder9602]

I will have to book a vacation now. I love watching your family vacations.

[@cindyslittlehouse]

Such a beautiful place ! Thanks for taking us with you . Loved seeing all the movie stuff .

[@ginadacquisto]

Love when you take us along places! Thank you!

[@tammybabcock4802]

Good night Arika and Marion and Jaxon and family and thank you for sharing your wonderful trip

[@melindareyenga6915]

Hi Arika! I love how your family always tries to get together! Looks like everyone had a wonderful time and enjoyed themselves! So glad y’all got to get away! Looks like a really nice place to visit. Such a beautiful place! Wow! That store looks so nice and well organized! Safe Haven was such a good movie! 😝 I’m catching up on all your videos! 😊😝Thanks for sharing! 😊

[@annegamble7698]

Love the ferry. I go to Holden Beach every year. A beautiful area of my beloved state.

[@franceskey79]

Thank you for sharing your trip with us!!! I loved that movie!!!

[@Dranma51]

I wouldn’t care if it was cool at the beach. I just love sitting there listening to the waves. So relaxing!

[@ninacelaya4415]

This video was so cool I miss camping we used to do it a lot when our kidos were little but your video made me want to do it again I think we still have our tent. Thank you for showing me I want to visit there some day.

[@DorsettDoorstep]

We have such great memories of taking our kids camping when they were little. Some of the best vacations we had!👏🏻😀

[@jennifertramel482]

❤ loved that you shared and love that Madison with you all!

[@beckybaessler7153]

Love this travel vlog!! I think it rained (one time snowed - that's Colorado!) EVERY time we camped 😮😊

[@LifeWithTheLovedays]

Loved this vlog!! The beach is so pretty. We used to always go to that area growing up. Been to the battleship many times. Beautiful area!!

[@kimacker8594]

Thanks for taking us along. Looks like North Carolina is getting a lot of rain We could sure use some here in southern Wisconsin.

[@Kimonwatersedge]

I loved being on holiday with you!!! tremendous. thank-you for showing me some of another state. Southport is so twee. reminded me of Angela Lansbury and murder she wrote ? Southport is a coastal town in the UK too but maybe not as pretty. thank for sharing your family time Arika. 🤓❤️🇬🇧💐

[@josephineperez8910]

Enjoyed your trip felt as though I was there with you all.

[@OurSmallTownLife]

So excited to watch and hang out for a while! 😊

[@DorsettDoorstep]

Thanks for watching Tiffany!😀❤️

[@jennifervalentine7519]

I haven’t seen the movie, but you can bet I’m going to, lol, it looks good! Looked like a Wonderful trip, you’re all safe at home again! 🤗

[@DorsettDoorstep]

It’s a Nicholas Sparks movie. So so good!😀

[@gwenseawell2426]

I enjoyed the video going along seeing the beach.South Port beach was beautiful place would love to check that beach out.

[@marypedersen4894]

Great trip! Thank you for sharing!

[@debanderson9797]

I have the movie, watched it so many times. Love when you take us on your fun adventures. It was fun

[@wendystahlke]

Arika loved this vlog what a beautiful place you went to thank you for sharing your vacation with us ❤

[@edwardleecaliforniausa]

Hi all good morning happy Wednesday morning and happy summer day and I loved your travel vlogs and this was amazing video I enjoy your channel because you are amazing Supporter

[@j.christian6801]

Glad y’all had a wonderful trip!!!

[@debbiebuchanan6902]

We have had cool weather the last couple of weeks here in NC. This week it’s starting to get hot and humid. Love our beaches!

[@debbiebuchanan6902]

Forgot to say Kure Beach is pronounced “Cure - e”

[@ellenchilders7593]

I grew up at Kure Beach, many years ago! We pronounced it cure, like you cure meat. I had never heard it pronounced Kureee until I moved to the western part of NC. Next time you go to Southport, ask the locals how to get to “the point .” There you can wade in the water and find live sand dollars!

[@DorsettDoorstep]

Oh that’s so fun!! I will definitely ask next time I go back! 😀

[@sabrinalee2112]

Looks like y’all had a great time!! ❤

[@pate2680]

Fun! Did lots of tent camping in my younger days. This brought back happy memories!

[@lindacarmack4877]

I love Carolina beach... Thanks for taking us along! ❤😊

[@merryslifejourney196]

I always love it when you bring us along. I'm glad you guys had an awesome time.

[@DorsettDoorstep]

So glad you enjoy watching!😀

[@elizabethmiranda2128]

I'm glad you had a wonderful time. It is always good to have fun with family and friends ❤️ all my love and many blessings ❤

[@hsepulveda1]

It looks like an amazing trip!

[@joycecook8876]

What a gift you have of making us feel included in all the different things you were able to do! I can see why it is one of your favorite places to camp and visit the small town where the movie was filmed. Thank you so much!! Hubby watched with me on our TV screen. We both enjoyed it so much. 🪴⛺️🪵🌨️.

[@debrastone3879]

Love going on vacation trip with your family enjoyed

[@petro3441]

Thanx for taking us along on your camping trip. Was great fun❤❤❤❤

[@jennielauber8308]

Such a beautiful camp site! I miss camping so much. I grew up camping above Yosemite with pack mules etc. Beach camping is more my speed now.

[@deborahkilgore3040]

Great vlog! I want to see that movie now!!

[@robinsnell7249]

Great vacation, even with the rain. Hope you had a restful time.

[@bethhoppes6388]

My friend and her hubby are moving to the area you were showing where the movie was filmed. So fun.

[@DorsettDoorstep]

Oh I’m jealous!! It’s such a beautiful place!

[@joanjohnson7186]

Wow--you weren't far from me---I live about 45 minutes from Carolina Beach.. We love Carolina Beach-We don't go often enough.

[@DorsettDoorstep]

I’d have to go every weekend if I lived that close!😀👏🏻

[@jamiecoble6276]

This lookes way funner the way u guys did it i loved the video

[@lt5880]

Loved the video; thanks for sharing. Southport is one of my favorite places too.

[@nelliepisani4348]

Thanks Aricka it was a wonderful trip I loved it so pretty there I have never been to North Carolina or South my brother has he says it's beautiful! ❤

[@debraspringers2098]

Absolutely beautiful scenery, nice camping spot!! Good to see the family having a great time!!

[@LalalalalaLauren75]

I love your vacation vlogs! ❤️

[@DorsettDoorstep]

Glad you like them! They are so fun to make! 😀👏🏻

[@joannegoebel]

Aricka ,if you ever get to Williamsburg VA there is a Publix. It is a nice store. TFS😊

[@cherylmcconnell3167]

Such a fun vacation & beautiful spot to camp 😃 ( thanks for taking us along 😍 )

[@ginahernandez3219]

Wow! Looks like a lot of fun, without the storm. Thanks for sharing, Arika 💖

[@georgiafloyd1079]

Love to see families together having fun together

[@janetgreta]

Loved this vlog! Also soooo cool you visited where Safe Haven was filmed. Love that movie!

[@carolbullard7956]

I absolutely love thunder storms! The weather wasn't ideal for camping, but it looked like you had a great time. Welcome home ☺️

[@kathyknapp4632]

Looks like a great time despite the weather! Would love to go there sometime! Thanks for taking us along!

[@annacooremans485]

Enjoyed your vlog! Thank you for sharing your trip! Hopefully you can rest from your vacation 😊Blessings always to your beautiful family. ❤

[@elainedomalewski4954]

So glad you had a great time even though it rained.😊❤

[@JeanneWalter]

Publix…where shopping is a pleasure! Lol! I think there are six within four miles of my house! What a great trip! The ocean looked gorgeous. I’m staying near the shore this summer. We’ve had SO many sharks in the Gulf down here in FL. The little beach towns in NC reminded me of the South shore of Long Island where I grew up. So glad y’all had a relaxing vacation ❤

[@lindao1327]

Safe Haven is one of my favourite movies! How cool to visit where it was filmed! Glad you all had a good time. Thanks for taking us along with you!

[@DorsettDoorstep]

Mine too! I just love that small town! I could definitely move there!❤️😀

[@lisarathbun7887]

It looked like it was so much fun! Y'all are braver than I am getting in the water when it's cold!

[@rhondahedrick2294]

Loved this video! We want to go there and 🏕

[@wendyrumbel4354]

Great vlog. Looks like you had a wonderful time, sorry for the rain. Glad your back home safe and I’m sure those fur babies were glad to see you. God Bless your beautiful family.

[@SissyKay]

Lived in Wilmington for a while and spent a lot of time at Kure beach. We called it like "cure." It was nice seeing familiar places in your video! Thanks for the trip! P.S. I just watched Safe Haven after you mentioned it in your video. OMG! It was great! What a shocker at the end though. 👻

[@brendathompson4939]

I just loved this vlog-all the beach vibes! We are hitting up Myrtle Beach in the next few weeks, and I'm so excited! Thanks for sharing your vacay with us!

[@DorsettDoorstep]

Nothing like the beach in summer! Have a great trip!🌊☀️❤️

[@barbkrieser8972]

Wonderful trip!!! Family time is so important!!! ... YES. I remember that it always RAINS 🌧....on your camping trips....but you did well and made it through!!!... Summer is going to be a good one for you all, I can tell ❤😊

[@kellieroth1710]

WHAT FUN!!! LOVED THIS!!! ❤

[@cookiekurowski3840]

To bad you didn't just rent a cabin that's always fun too, or a house boat then you would really be on the beach. Probably get sea sick with that though.. I'm glad you all had fun, to bad the weather wasn't hotter for you guys.

[@kimpinnock6245]

❤ thanks for sharing your vacation with us!

[@amymeanor2179]

Happy Tuesday and thanks for taking us along with you on your trip and hope you all had fun stay safe and have a great time xoxoxo muh 😊😍😍😁😁😎

[@everydaynicole1]

I grew up on the Outer Banks and yes the live oaks are beautiful here in NC. I love that most of our beaches preserved them. Some beaches cut them down. Southport is really beautiful. Have you been to Ocracoke? You would love it!

[@joyceprescott3475]

We live on the Outer Banks also!! Arika…you need to visit Nags Head and Ocracoke next

[@DorsettDoorstep]

We went to Okracoke on our honeymoon, almost 28 years ago! It was a long time ago and we definitely need to go back!

[@joyceprescott3475]

Yes you should. They had a lot of damage with Hurricane Dorian but they have built back up.

[@joyceprescott3475]

Southport looks adorable…I will have to add it to my list. Thank you for the tour.

[@barbaramatthews7900]

Glad yaw are having fun my friend

[@crystalwhaley2363]

Thx for showing us Southport. ❤ I’m the one that said on IG that when I was there many years ago I was supposed to have lived there. But alas, West Virginia is a long way away!😢. Bummer you had such cool and stormy weather. At least you did get some sunny time in there, too.

[@Southernfarmandkitchen]

Looks like home to me!! Glad you enjoyed it. Y'all should try Carteret County.

[@DorsettDoorstep]

I thought of you when we were down there! I hope you are doing well!❤️

[@patriciaverricchia8410]

I'm in Carteret County with my daughter somewhere way out!! Feel like I'm out in the middle of the ocean. Pamlico Pkwy! Gong back home soon(wilmington) soon. But I like it at these beaches also!

[@patriciaverricchia8410]

I'm in Carteret Co right now but will be going home wilmington soon

[@Southernfarmandkitchen]

@@patriciaverricchia8410 I live here... thanks for visiting

[@Southernfarmandkitchen]

@@DorsettDoorstep on the mend for sure.. glad yall had fun!!

[@kathyhullinger1585]

I loved your travel vlog! The trip looked like so much fun too! I enjoy being able to "travel along" with you all. Camping is such a great and fun family activity and the water looked so beautiful! What a wonderful way to enjoy the beginning of summer. Thank you for sharing!

[@carlaprice413]

Hello from Seven Springs, NC! I'm about an hour away from Carolina Beach. ❤

[@DorsettDoorstep]

That’s so fun!! I’d be at the beach every weekend!👏🏻😀☀️

[@DonnaSmith-ff2wu]

We love the Southport area!

[@9559pritchard]

We live 10 minutes from the ocean and it never gets old!!

[@DorsettDoorstep]

Oh I can only imagine how nice that would be!❤️😀

[@sandywilliams5180]

I really enjoyed your camping trip. You look so rested and excited to meet the new day of challenges. ❤🙏👍

[@DorsettDoorstep]

Aw thanks! It was a wonderful change of pace.😀

[@SheepHuang-c6j]

Great video. I am new camper. I have many questions. look forward to a reply. I see we can set up a fire by wood. Is the wood collected arround the camping site? Is the phone network good there? Can we leave tent there when we drive to other place to play in day time?

[@MelissaSmith-tp6lh]

Looks like a great time. Sometimes it’s nice not to have to be on a time crunch. My daughter goes to school in unc Wilmington such a beautiful place. Glad you had some good memories. 😊

[@wandavaldez412]

Enjoyed your travel vlog

[@dwynn57]

looked so much fun! I have never been to the carolina's before and would love to go! your video was so inspiring! hopefully my husband will decide that that location is a good location to go to on one of the vacations that we take sometime in the next year or two! thanks so much for sharing! xoxo

[@ecppce1]

I loved this even though I saw your Instagram post I was so excited to see this. We loved camping but haven’t since the girls were young. Wilmington is just a little over an hour from Myrtle. Wonder if I can talk hubby into leaving to go down a day early to take a tour. He’s always talked about the battleship. Bacon cooked over a fire is the best!! Was always one of my favorite meals!! I could pass on the s’mores (some) but love a burnt marshmallow lol Thank you for sharing this!! Enjoyed !!

[@kristinaroberts7216]

Love this so much thank you❤

[@beckypennies1637]

This was so interesting!!! Thank you!!!

[@fionam8284]

This looked like such an amazing trip, what a beautiful place, love all your vlogs, thanks so much for sharing ❤️😍❤️

[@DorsettDoorstep]

Thanks for watching!❤️

[@marygibson2599]

So glad you all had fun! Just curious about how the wrist bands did for mosquitoes?

[@DorsettDoorstep]

We actually never had to use them! I think it was too cold for the mosquitos!😀👏🏻

[@105cathy]

Heading to Kure for Father’s Day. Love the area! Say…cureeee 😊

[@DorsettDoorstep]

Aw, so fun!! We loved it!

[@terryruiz7417]

This was great! Im a caregiver for my mom, so vaction doesnt happen tthese days. Thanks to you sharing yours, i flt a bit as though I've experiencd one!

[@DorsettDoorstep]

Aw I’m so glad you feel that way. I love looking back and experiencing it all over again.😀

[@angelanapier4248]

Thunderstorms and rain are the reasons I do not camp I go glamping,. We have a motor home and we are planning a cross country trip this summer, I can’t wait. We are retired so we have no time restrictions.we will be taking our two kitties with us I hope that goes well fingers crossed, lol.

[@DorsettDoorstep]

Sounds amazing! I’d love to do that one day!😀

[@diannlinebaugh4617]

Kure beach pier and store haven't been there since I was 17 my senior year in high school. Brought back special memories 😊😊😊😊😊😊

[@sueleeg3215]

That was a great vlog. I enjoyed all of it. It's not camping unless it rains right? I bet your fur babies were so happy to see you.

[@DorsettDoorstep]

Lol, basically! Rains every single time!🤪

[@barbaramatthews7900]

Hoping and praying you all are safe from the storms

[@debanderson9797]

I'm having a root beer float right now!

[@julieyeskie9315]

What a great getaway!! Loved seeing your camping trip! 😊. My daughter and I were so looking forward to seeing your camping vlog!! Our family loves to camp as well and have a tent we’ve used for many, many years. We just purchased a travel trailer about a year ago and are now having fun in it! ❤

[@trishpouyadou8788]

The water at the beach is so blue and pretty. I might have to go check that out. I live in chesapeake va, so not sure if its a day tripper or not.

[@DorsettDoorstep]

We usually go to VA beach and we surprised at how blue this water was! Definitely different than VA beaches!

[@patriciaverricchia8410]

Did you go into Wilmington? It's beautiful. Britts Donuts are the best one you can put in your mouth! Thursday night music on boardwalk and fireworks!

[@DorsettDoorstep]

We didn’t make it to Wilmington except coming into town and leaving town, but we definitely want to come back!

[@JMATJira]

Loved the video!! Can you tell me about the board game with cards you were playing in the tent??

[@DorsettDoorstep]

It’s called Joker. Marion made the board but I believe you can find one on Etsy of you wanted. Our family loves Joker. It’s a lot like the game Sorry, but more fun.😀

[@JMATJira]

Thank you!! I will look on etsy!! I recently tore my achilles tendon and your video have been a life saver!! I really love watching your videos!! Thanks for sharing!!

[@DorsettDoorstep]

@@JMATJira Oh I'm so sorry to hear that! I am glad you have enjoyed watching while you are healing.🙏

[@lindahaines3875]

You made the best of it despite the rain. Funny Safe Haven I just watched with my husband. Cute little town.