| 03/17/09 |
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Hi Mark & Kathy,
We were vacationing in your lovely home from 7/5 to 7/12/08. “Fun in the Sun” was perfect for us. Your home has it all… It has so much space both inside and out and we love the “super decks” most of all...Their enormous! Your home is terrific, it’s quiet, clean, and just a very short distance to the beach; and still only four homes away from the Community Rec Center. The walk down Schooner Ridge drive left us right in the heart of the town of Duck right across the street from the new Duck Park and its soundside Boardwalk. You thought of nearly everything. Your pool, hot tub, “super” decks and Tiki bar were terrific. The screened-in porch on the third floor provided us our late-night refuge while the kids swim in the pool below. The sea breeze and the night stars were so incredibly relaxing. We have always booked our family vacation Corolla.... Never again!!! We are now Duck (and Schooner Ridge) converts and love vacationing in your beach home Fun in the Sun" best of all! Perhaps we'll be lucky enough to be back together again next year for some more “Fun in the Sun”. Thank you so much for everything this was the best vacation ever!. We love your place it has everything imaginable!
Our best regards, Jon & Audrey
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Jon Sheppard, Witchita Falls, TX |
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Homeowner Response:
Thank you for your terrific review of our beach home "Fun in the Sun" in Schooner Ridge, Duck, NC! Jon & Audrey, we loved having you and your family as our guest’s.... Thank you for taking such terrific care of our home. We are very much looking forward to seeing you again for more "Fun in the Sun" on your summer vacation next year. Until next year, our best regards...
Mark & Kathy
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| 09/02/07 |
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Hi Mark & Kathy,
Unfortunately my wife and I had to cut our terrific vacation one day short and leave on Friday night, 8/24 one day early. After the craziness of packing our things up I'm not certain anyone in our family remembered to sign your guest book during the week while we were vacationing in your lovely home from 8/18 to 8/25/07. “Fun in the Sun” was perfect for us. Your homes has it all… it was quiet, clean, only a very short walk to the beach; it’s so close to the community center and the walk down Schooner Ridge drive leaves you right in the heart of Duck proper. You have most accommodating accommodations, it seems like you thought of nearly everything. Your pool, hot tub, “super” decks and Tiki bar were wonderful, and that screened-in porch on the third floor was our late-night refuge. The sea breeze and the night stars were so incredibly relaxing that I thought about just sleeping there (the wife wouldn't have it, though). I have always booked our family vacation homes in Whalehead Beach, Corolla or Ocean Sands. Never again!!! We are now tried and true Duck converts. With a little luck we hope to get the family back together again next year for some more “Fun in the Sun”. Thank you so much for everything.
Best Regards,
Ryan and Candice Smith
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Ryan Smith, Midlothian, VA |
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Homeowner Response:
Thank you for your terrific review of our beach home "Fun in the Sun" in Schooner Ridge, Duck, NC! We loved having you and your family as our guest’s.... Thank you for taking such terrific care of our home. We're looking forward to seeing you again next year for more "Fun in the Sun".
Until then, our best regards...
Mark & Kathy
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| 08/28/07 |
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Hey Mark and Kathy,
Its 1:30 AM... We’ve been home for couple hours, and we’re already missing your place! How incredibly lucky we were to stumble on you! My father-in-law just kept walking around with a huge grin on his face, shaking his head and saying to anyone that would listen; including waitresses, cashiers, etc… I just never thought I would ever be in a place as wonderful as this!
Didn't know if I had mentioned, but we also brought my parents down with us both, 73 yrs old I jotted you a quick note in your quest book, but couldn't nearly begin to touch on the magnitude of what this trip meant to him, them... and all of us!
It was a hundred times more wonderful than we ever expected!!!
Spent lots of time at the beach - swimming, playing, fishing in the surf in the evenings we even caught a couple stingrays and saw a couple pods of dolphin!
Tons of time in your pool/hot tub. Kids loved the REC center and the game room at your house and again Grandpa just adored watching us all have so much fun!
Every night was a gathering on your upper Super deck with lots of talks, guitar playing, Scrabble, and always plenty of reminiscing of growing up and past vacations...
Most mornings, the Dads would grab their towels and walk over for their exercise, and then relax with their drinks by your pool for the rest of the morning. The old guys loved taking advantage of working out in your Schooner Ridge REC center. It will be a lifelong memory for all of us!
Our kids even hooked up with a couple kids staying next door and spent lots of time with them. My 17 yr. old son was especially glad to entertain the pretty little blond they met. Lots of walks, time on the beach, didn't see him much after he met her, but that's what it's all about. We each had our own special memories and we can't wait to get back to share this with some other friends!
Our last day there, though, was by far our favorite. We piled all the kids, 7 in bed of the truck and SUV and went off roading on the beach, and crabbing... HOW COOL!! Saw a small herd of 3 horses down by water, then a lone small foal came bounding over dunes, ran right up to our truck, and then scooted away, the kids were blown away! Again, saw lots of dolphin!
We are definitely interested in booking again for next year; we'll get back with you!
I am so sorry for going on so long, I just wanted you to know how incredibly grateful we are for being able to have had this time!
OH MY GOODNESS, I ALMOST FORGOT!! On our third night there, Ed's nephew proposed to his girlfriend out on the beach!!!! So we are going to have a wedding next fall!
P.S. Your brothers were awesome - lots of fun! We're sorry we missed a chance to meet you as well!
Anyway, Thanks again - looking forward to hearing from you and about your progress with the house... sounds cool!
Ed and Sue Mizgalski
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Anonymous, Richmond/VA |
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Homeowner Response:
We love hearing from our guests and "friends” who share with us their wonderful experiences and memories they enjoyed vacationing in our home while discovering new ways to make their "Fun in the Sun" Duck, NC vacations so special!
It’s wonderful hearing back from you and we’re very happy to know that your being guests in our home helped make your summer vacation and family reunion turn out so terrifically. We very much appreciate your deciding that our Schooner Ridge home in the OBX, with all its amenities and accommodations, was the best place to best create those wonderful family memories which we hope you will treasure for a life time!
Kathy and Mark Schmidt
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