Where can a pirate retire?

[LadyBarbossa]

As much as I love Iowa, I really feel the sea calling to me! It's a desire of mine to someday uproot and move to the coast. Blame a little bit of  Beachfront Bargain Hunt and Diners, Drive-ins, and Dives for feeding that long-buried love of the sea once I set foot in the Atlantic at Cocoa Beach long ago and nearly floated away (literally!). 

So, some of you who reside along the Carolina and Florida coasts as well as the Gulf Coast, start pitching your "This is a great place to live!" infomercial to me, please. It was Latitude Margaritaville Hilton Head that inspired me to start hunting for a place to reside. I don't exactly plan to retire, but refire! Give me all the pirate events, hangouts, Margaritaville, No Shoes Nation, beach and coastal hot spots, bicycle friendly, "and wait there's more!" that you can tell me about. 

And... GO!