Good Morning OBX Crew! The WRV Outer Banks Pro runs at Jennette's Pier from Wednesday through the weekend, which means the best surfers on the East Coast are in Nags Head and you can watch the whole thing from the sand for free. There's also a full moon early Friday morning, so expect big tides. Let's get into it! Ocracoke, UnderwaterWe took the ferry over to Ocracoke a while back and it started raining before we even landed. Nothing too crazy when we first got there, but that was only the start. We had come a long way so we didn't think too much of it and continued to the main part of the island. We drove around, saw the lighthouse, walked through the cemetery, and then it went from light rain to heavy rain to something else entirely. There was no more sightseeing to be done. The drive back to the ferry is the part I still think about. The rain was falling so fast that the wipers physically could not keep up, so the windshield was just a sheet of water with a road somewhere behind it. And the road had flooded. Close to a foot of standing water in places. We crawled the whole way, going slow enough not to push water into the engine, hoping the ferry was still running. We made it. And then, of course, the second we docked back at Hatteras, the rain stopped completely. The weather out here does whatever it wants. That trip was a disaster by any normal measure and it's still one of our stories we talk about to this day. If you plan to make it out to Ocracoke, make sure you check the weather before you go! Restaurant Spotlight Fig Tree Bakery & Sweet ToothOcracoke Village Since I just put you through my Ocracoke horror story, here's the reason to actually go. Ocracoke is known for its fig trees, and the Fig Tree Bakery keeps that going with fig cake, fig preserves, and fig pastries. The fig cake is the island staple, and you can get it by the slice, which is the right way to try it the first time. They've got a candy shop attached too, so nobody in your group leaves unhappy. If you're making the ferry trip, this is a required stop. Get a Slice |
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| Tides: Low 1:53 AM · High 7:20 AM · Low 2:05 PM · High 7:58 PM (Duck Pier) | | Water Temp: ~81°F | | Surf: ~3 ft | | Wind: 10 mph | | Sunrise: 7:29 AM ↑ | | Sunset: 8:40 PM ↓ | | Moon: Waxing Gibbous 🌔 (Full Moon Friday) | | Humidity: 87% |
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Contribute to the OBXFrom OBX is 100% free, independently owned, and it's just me running it. If you've gotten value from it, your support helps me keep it going. Thanks! -Ryan, From OBX The Zillow Zone 1239A S Virginia Dare Trl, Kill Devil Hills — $575,000I look at OBX real estate constantly, mostly as a hobby, occasionally as a plan. Here's the one that caught my eye this week. It's a beach cottage on the oceanside of the Beach Road in KDH, five bedrooms, two and a half baths, and 1,560 square feet. Covered porches, outdoor shower, the whole classic setup. It needs work, which is exactly the kind of project I look for. Even with that, three lots from the water in Kill Devil Hills at $575,000 is the kind of number that makes you open a mortgage calculator at 11pm. Somebody is going to fix this place up and be very happy about it. (Just something fun I found, not an ad, and definitely not financial advice.) See the Listing |
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OBX EventsTuesday 25thFrisco Native American Museum - Survival Techniques of the Eastern Woodlands Worth the Drive Dare County Arts Council (Nags Head) - Film Society Mix & Mingle (5:30pm) Movie People Duck Town Park - Variety Show (10am) Free Fun Fish Heads Bar & Grill (Nags Head) - Kill Devil Disco Pier Music Wednesday 26th 🏄Jennette's Pier (Nags Head) - WRV Outer Banks Pro Surf Contest (8am) Watch the Pros Kitty Hawk Kites (Nags Head) - Salty Tails of Love Adoption Day (10am–12:30pm) Meet a Pup Frisco Native American Museum - Foraging Edible & Medicinal Plants Learn Something Soundside Market (Nags Head) - Soundside Summer Market (9am–1pm) Shop Local Corolla Wild Horse Fund (Grandy) - Mustang Mornings at the Farm (9am–1pm) Wild Horses Thursday 27thChicamacomico Life-Saving Station (Rodanthe) - Beach Rescue Drill Reenactment (2pm) Real History Elizabethan Gardens (Roanoke Island) - Raku Pottery Workshop (2pm–5pm) Make Something Country Deli Outer Banks (KDH) - An Evening of Henna (4pm) Something Different Duck Town Park - Concert on the Green (6:30pm) Lawn Chairs Out Carova Beach Fire & Rescue (Corolla) - Artsy August (10am–1pm) Last Artsy August Friday 28th 🌕Jennette's Pier (Nags Head) - WRV Outer Banks Pro, Day 3 Free to Watch Old Tom's (Manteo) - Jeff Barton Music Experience Manteo Night Whalehead Brewery (Corolla) - Live Music with Butch Corolla Pints Cafe Pamlico (Buxton) - A Sound Journey by the Shore Slow Down Saturday 29th 🏄Jennette's Pier (Nags Head) - WRV Outer Banks Pro, Finals Weekend Best Day to Go Town of Manteo - Downtown Market on the Waterfront (9am–1pm) Saturday Morning Wanchese Events - Secotan Market (8am–12pm) Local Market Blue Water Grill & Raw Bar (Manteo) - Phil Watson at Mimi's Tiki Hut Waterfront Music Sunday 30thJennette's Pier (Nags Head) - WRV Outer Banks Pro, Final Day Last Chance Whalehead Brewery (Corolla) - Family Brew'd Family Afternoon Avalon Pier (KDH) - Sunset Sessions (7pm) Golden Hour Monday 31stKitty Hawk Surf Co. - Season-Long Kayak Fishing Tournament (8am) Paddle Out Outer Banks Brewing Station (KDH) - Live Music in the Backyard (5:30pm) Patio Vibes | 
