The last few weeks, I’ve had an ongoing conversation with someone who recently moved to LBI. She was quick to adapt to local life, enjoyed the summer, appreciated the fall, and when winter hit, she took it in stride. She’s also been trying to understand how a whole hell of a lot of locals simply pull up stakes and fly to somewhere warmer for an extended period in the off-season.

Many locals have ditched LBI this month for Puerto Rico, Panama, the Dominican Republic, the Florida Keys, Hawaii and…