Off Season in the Outer Banks, North Carolina

VisualXpressions

First year for a Family vacation with my Wife's side of the Family... Parent's, Brother and Sister their spouses and kids...

The week went off like a hitch... accomodations were nice complete with jacuzi and pool...



Beach combing and picture taking...















And some kite surfing...



There are suposed to be 5 lighthouses scattered throughout the Outer Banks, We visited 3 and I put together this post card photo...



There are a few (tame) wild horses on the Island of Ocracoke...





Ocracoke Lighthouse



Took my Wife and her Mother to the Elizabethan garden in Manteo on Roanoke Island, North Carolina











Everyon had fun and got along wonderfully...

Winston

schmoo

Beautiful photos of a lovely-looking place! I have never been to OBX but I think I am the only one on this side of the country who hasn't. You brought back wonderfully warm colors and a taste of the end of summer. Thanks for sharing!

ian408

This looks like a great place to visit off the peak season.

The lighthouses are pretty cool. Didn't they just move one of them like a
mile or so to protect it from the encroaching sea?

VisualXpressions

Yes... I think it has been a while since it was moved... it is the candy cane stripped light house on the south end of Hatteras Island... my Brother-in-law climbed it and got a few shots I stiched togeter for him, which shows the path they took to move it...

swintonphoto

I think the image with the fence and the sand is very interesting. Nice job!

grimace

Wonderful looking shots!! I really like the lighthouses and the crab.

Ann McRae

Hi Winston

Great details, beautiful looking locale. What counts as off season? Looks like it is nice and warm and wonderful!

ann

bob swanson

Great images. I live about an hour and a half from there. Where did you stay? I'm actually considering moving fairly close to there but have to figure out how to make a living. The other closer lighthouse is Corolla of which is to the north. Last time I was there it was hard to get a good picture as development has just about surrounded the lighthouse and I believe it is now privately owned and the county is at war with the present owners and clamping down with unusually harsh restrictions.
bsvirginian

saltydog

Beautiful pics, thanks for posting these. I've always wanted to go to the Outer Banks since I love everything ocean, but my husband, who's lived there for a while a long time back, keeps insisting that "there's really nothing there". I particularly like the crab shot and those beautifully rippled dunes.