Banks, United States Travel Blogs

House Name Contest
Jun 3, 2009 (13 photos)

... the neighborhoods looking at the different names people name their houses. Did you know its customary to name your house in the Outer Banks? Seems a little pompous but some of the names are quite cute. We decided to go around looking for the names that we ...

Visiting college friends
Aug 21, 2006 (7 photos)

Michelle says: We have finally made it out to Cape Hatteras! It's funny how things seem a lot closer on a map than they actually are! Our drive ended up being about 2 hrs. longer than we had anticipated due to the fact that we did not call ahead to ...

Kill Devil Hills to Williamsburg
May 10, 2008 (35 photos)

We said goodbye to the Outer Banks & headed for Williamsburg. When we left Kill Devil Hills it was raining with thunder & lightening then it was sunshine & showers all the way. Reg has been having one of his flights of fancy again. There's a Honda called ...

Sandhenge
Jun 2, 2009 (5 photos)

... smoothie. No biggie, a chewy green smoothie is better than no green smoothie. Next we had to go find a pharmacy. The outer banks are incredibly desolate during the off season that they don't have a pharmacy within 20 miles of the town we are staying. So ...

Sun,sea,sand and sunsets
May 24, 2009 (69 photos)

... until well after dark – and mad as we are sometimes, we didn’t go looking for nightlife!) Continuing our drive south along the banks, we took the coast road, when we had a choice, as most of the way there is only the one road. This was lined ...

Cap Hatteras
Sep 3, 2003

Cap Hatteras

Off this earth and to the moon?
May 20, 2009 (45 photos)

... powered flight and recorded that fact. We camped near Elizabeth City on the mainland for an easy drive to Kitty Hawk on the banks, a journey impossible for the Wright brothers as there was no bridge and they had to sail from the then busy port of Elizabeth ...

The Outer Banks of North Carolina
Nov 4, 2009 (1 photos)

... of vision, perhaps a visit to the eye doctor is in order when we return home. Onward, North Carolina and the Outer Banks await.  The soybean fields gave way to cotton fields and the temperature continued in the high 60's, perhaps reaching 70.  ...

Banks with no money (nothing new there then!)
May 23, 2009 (51 photos)

... between. As the week progressed traffic/ people increased! But it is obvious why people are drawn to this area, the Outer banks; a necklace of islands stretching  100 miles from the Virginia border, down along N and S Carolina have some of the most ...

The Outer Banks Conclusion
Jun 6, 2009 (6 photos)

Today was our last day in Corolla. Yesterday the weather went stormy so we went to the local movie theater to see Pixar's Up! Because there are so few people out here, the movie theater is small and did not show the movie in its 3-D form. It didn't even ...

Driving to the Outer Banks: Our UFO siting
Jun 1, 2009 (5 photos)

... and alternates between being a bridge and being a tunnel.    Finally we made it into North Carolina and crossed into the outer banks. We ended up getting lost in a neighborhood that was buried in the woods but stumbled upon a nice man pruning his garden. ...

Mad as a Hatteras
Dec 23, 2009 (3 photos)

... the reality of the drive and the time available sunk into the plan I had to go with a day trip down the outer banks.  And that was today. Setting out from Elizabeth City I was soon driving down another arrow straight highway but this one was bounded ...

Ocracoke to Hatteras
May 9, 2008 (23 photos)

We dove to the top of the Island stopping several times to admire the wonderful views Pamlico Sound was on one side of the road & the Atlantic Ocean is on the other. Walking on the sand dunes is hard going. We didn't realize we had reached the end of ...

Our families in Hatteras
Nov 17, 2006 (1 photos)

We had a lovely two week trip in Hatteras with both of our families. We had our last weeks of comfort in a 5 bedroom palace with multiple entertainment options. Lots of fun was had including ping-pong tournaments, pool, hot tubs, Ocracoke, KP, beach ...

Reaching the Right Coast
Jun 8, 2003 (5 photos)

... a bit strange, we could not put our fingers on it, but we were happy to move on to our next destination resort, the Outer Banks. June 7-8 (Days 38-39) Duck, NC (Outer Banks) We drove through marsh land and stunted pine forests from Belhaven out to the ...

One of Blackbeard's Favorite Anchorages
Nov 5, 2009 (17 photos)

November 5, 2009 We awoke to another sunny day for our journey south to Ocracoke Island, one of Blackbeard's favorite anchorages. What was once a series of small settlements has now merged into one long string of development from Kitty Hawk all the way ...

breaking in
Mar 29, 2003 (4 photos)

... Virginia, I decided not to return home this first weekend.  Ashees and Hope were already planning a trip down to the outer banks of North Carolina, and I decided to tag along for the ride.  Or more appropriately, they jumped in my rental car and ...

In Avon, first day
May 1, 2005 (4 photos)

Got some much needed rest Sunday night. Poor house-mate Carroll had an accident with a windsurfboard and a camera. Required corrective orthodontic surgery and an emergency trip to Elizabeth City. Ouch!!! Cold and rainy in Avon, but good winds. Pierre goes ...

Buxton and Hatteras Village and beyond
May 5, 2005 (12 photos)

Wednesday was cold and rainy in the morning, and no wind, so no good for kiting. We decided to take advantage of the day to go touristing. Down to Hatteras to see the ferry to Ocracoke and then to Buxton to the lighthouse. The day turned out to be lovely ...

Beautiful Day
May 2, 2005 (10 photos)

Gorgeous Day! We set up in the house with Pascal/Raymond and co. across the street. Alissa gets to try the big kite. Get a sunburn!

Took ferry to Outer Banks, Ferry to Cape Hateras
Apr 28, 2008 (3 photos)

We woke early and drove to Swan Quarter, NC to catch the NC State ferry to Ocracoke Island.  We drove north on Ocracoke Island and finally saw the Atlantic Island and took the next ferry to Hatteras Island.  We checked in to Frisco campground ...

Windsurfing Intro
Aug 17, 2007 (13 photos)

... . Step one was a great summer (2007) on the eastern seabord I started out with a month in the Outer Banks (OBX) & Myrtle Beach. I spent a ton of time learning how to windsurf the incredible waters of Pamlico Sound, NC. With its ...

Last day to enjoy the kiting
May 7, 2005 (15 photos)

Well, our last day. We surfaced from the storm okay, although I had to admit I was worried when I found shingles from the roof on the deck! Thank goodness it was over. We wandered down to the ocean to admire the huge waves and once the sun came out and ...

Storm outside - what do we do with ourselves...
May 7, 2005 (7 photos)

Storm outside - what do we do with ourselves... Well, for starters, watch a movie, sleep, hang out, watch some more tv, eat... As you can tell, not the highlight of the trip.

OCRACOKE
May 26, 2009

... called LIFE SAVING STATIONS  responsible for saving lives during shipwrecks and performed miraculous rescues along the Outer Banks.) and the surrounding village.Ocracoke is an English derivative of Native American words,the Croatan Indians members of ...

Colder but lots of wind
May 6, 2005 (3 photos)

Colder today and really overcast. We know a storm is moving in soon, so Pierre gets some kiting in while there is still time. Video to follow soon.

Ocracoke Island- the wind blows
May 9, 2008

...   many folks visit.   Its also the hurricane "catchers mitt" and the graveyard of many ships.  Inside the 'banks' is Pamlico Sound.  This is a large and shallow body of water know for its rough conditions when the winds kick up ...

Checking out the village
May 3, 2005 (3 photos)

Nice day but less wind. Pierre went kiting in the morning and we had a lovely afternoon. I got to check out the internet café. It's too cute! A little quebecois girl working there.

Day 9 driving to the coast
Sep 21, 2008

Going to make Boattrip watching the dolphins  and maybe some coastal towns depending on damage from Hurricanes Hanna and Joshepine Gaan naar de kust dolfijnen jacht (met camera) en misschien wat lokale kust stadjes bekijken als Hanna en ...

Back at home
Dec 15, 2008

     Sunday, December 14 I did not sleep much last night.  I tossed and turned most of the night.  Someone left for the airport at 4 am and woke me up for good.  I was reading a good mystery so had plenty of time to ...