Outer Banks Link Love
A gorgeous Friday afternoon with a great OBX weekend on tap – the perfect time for our weekly Outer Banks Link Love ritual.
The links are overflowing this week, so let’s get down to business.
Charter Boat Runs Aground
The Coast Guard came to the aid of a charter boat that ran aground in Hatteras Inlet. Luckily, no major injuries.
OBX Headed for a Tourist -Horse Showdown?
Due to beach driving restrictions on Hatteras and a global advertising campaign promoting the OBX wild horses, some are predicting crowded beaches in Corolla that could put a significant strain on the wild horses. My take: we love the visitors; we love the wild horses. Let’s worry about if/when there’s an issue. My guess is there’s enough room for everyone.
Titanic Message on Display on the Outer Banks
A couple weeks ago, one of the links we shared with love was about the OBX/Titanic connection. Turns out the Outer Banks received the first Titanic “Have struck iceberg” message. Wild, I know. And now the message is going on display at the Graveyard of the Atlantic Museum. The OBX is such a cool place…full of great surprises. 
Outer Banks Golf Sweepstakes
The OBX has a lot to offer, and great aspect that is often overlooked is the awesome golf. There are some amazing golf courses on the Outer Banks. If you’re a golfer, you’ll find a course to fall in love with. And here’s a chance to win a golf getaway – tough to beat free golf!
OBX Winery Documentary
Here’s a cool documentary about Sanctuary Vineyards in Currituck. A very cool student project. It’s a quick watch, and it’s very cool to see the behind-the-scenes and get to know the winemakers.
Outer Banks Windsurfing
Windsurfing on the OBX tends to get overshadowed by kiteboarding and surfing, but make no mistake, OBX windsurfing is top-notch. And here’s a video from the 2012 OBX Challenge to prove it.
New Clue for the Outer Banks Lost Colony?!
This story is starting to get some big press. Seems that a map from the 1500′s had a patch on it that may have been covering the location of where the colony moved. Crazy! One of the discovering historians went as far as saying “This is really the best new clue in 150 years.” Wild. Here’s some of the media coverage.
- Outer Banks Voice
- New York Times
- NBC affiliate
- WRAL
Outer Banks Accolades
The OBX got some good media attention this week. Nice work OBX!
- U.S. News’ Travel section voted the Outer Banks #2 Best Family Beach Vacation in the USA.
- National Geographic’s picture of the day for Wednesday was hang gliding on the OBX!
- TravelZoo.com picked the Outer Banks as the destination of the week.
Outer Banks Surf
TheInertia.com ran a great set of pictures from the awesome OBX surf we had a couple weeks ago. Great pictures snapped by local OBX legend Mickey “2M” McCarthy. Sweet shots Mickey.
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