Hurricane predictions are rarely good news for the Outer Banks, but this year’s early Atlantic hurricane forecast released by Colorado State University’s Department of Atmospheric Science projects a below-average season! The guys over at Surfline shared the release and their expertise in this informative piece. “The Tropical Meteorology Project at CSUpredicts that the season will see below-average… Continue reading here’s the 2015 possible hurricane lineup!
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SHARK! wait…in the sound?
Say what? A great white shark in the SOUND? Ocearch has been tracking a couple of great white lady sharks off our coast this winter, and on Thursday 2, 300 lb. Genie (that’s almost as much as a CAR!) went for a swim in the sound. This great story on News Channel 3 WTKR gives us the… Continue reading SHARK! wait…in the sound?
the search for the ellusive scotch bonnet
The sexy Scotch bonnet is celebrating! 50 years ago it was named the North Carolina state shell, which unfortunately doesn’t make it any easier to find. It’s been years since I’ve found an intact Scotch bonnet on a northern Outer Banks beach, but have come across them occasionally on Hatteras and Ocracoke Islands, and there are… Continue reading the search for the ellusive scotch bonnet
broken glass becomes beach gold
Long walks by the sea looking for beach glass top my (long) list of reasons to live on the OBX. My mother shared her love of shelling with me years ago, and I’m always delighted to come across these colorful bits of glass the ocean has smoothed. Jeff Hampton, in this piece for The Virginian-Pilot , shares the story of another local treasure… Continue reading broken glass becomes beach gold
nat geo takes an obx road trip
Check out this great road trip through the Outer Banks with National Geographic! It’s part of their National Geographic’s Drives of a Lifetime Series, and features stops at excellent spots along the way, including Jockey’s Ridge, the Cape Hatteras Lighthouse, and of course, Ocracoke village. “Nature still rules this tendril of barrier islands, despite the creep of development in… Continue reading nat geo takes an obx road trip
outer banks says no thanks to oil drilling
If you love Outer Banks beaches, you probably don’t want to see them covered in oil. Neither do we. It’s been more than 20 years since my last anti-offshore oil drilling rally, so I was happy to see hundreds of people, including old friends from Ocracoke, turn up for the rally organized by the Outer Banks chapter… Continue reading outer banks says no thanks to oil drilling
have you met taste of the beach lately?
If you love food, and dig the OBX, boy, are you in luck! The Outer Banks Taste of the Beach is ON and we’re looking at four days of fun foodie events to treat your taste buds THIS weekend, from March 19 through 22! The Outer Banks offers up a wide variety of restaurants to choose from… Continue reading have you met taste of the beach lately?
OBX is loving the new blue!
If you’ve been here, you know the Outer Banks has no shortage of restaurants, some of which are REALLY good restaurants. It’ll be no surprise to anyone who’s been to the Blue Moon Beach Grill in Nags Head that the owner’s newest endeavor, the Blue Water Grill & Raw Bar at Pirate’s Cove Marina, will be joining… Continue reading OBX is loving the new blue!
plastic + sea life = :(
Pollution of our Mother Ocean is sadly nothing new. Thankfully, awareness of the man-made mess and the damage it causes to ocean life is on the rise. Pat Garber, in this great piece for the Ocracoke Observer, sheds some light on the challenges we face with plastic debris in particular. “Paddling along the shoreline of… Continue reading plastic + sea life = 🙁
history is haunted @ the lost colony
The Lost Colony totally upped their game in October of 2013 by turning the Waterside Theatre site into a scary PsychoPath after their summer show closed for the season. It was such a hit, they’ve made it a regular fall feature. This spring they are delighting us with Haunted History, an interactive adventure about the OBX’s… Continue reading history is haunted @ the lost colony