Lodgings by the Waves: Finding the Best Rental
in the Outer Banks NC
The Outer Banks NC is a popular tourist destination.
Made up of a string of beaches buffeted constantly by
waves and storms, as well as narrow barrier islands, the
Outer Banks NC stretch over one hundred miles off the
coast of North Carolina, on the Atlantic Ocean.
Located on the stormy east coast of the United
States, the Outer Banks NC comprise approximately fifty
percent of the Atlantic Coastline of North Carolina, standing
between North Carolina's Albemarle and Pamlico Sounds,
and the Atlantic Ocean. This unique location – between
a great land mass and a great ocean – make the Outer
Banks NC a unique and popular tourist getaway.
The Outer Banks NC are a historical landmark
as well. It is here that the Wright Brothers first flew
their heavier-than-air vehicle in December 1903. The first
flight is commemmorated by a Wright Brothers National
Monument, made in their honor, and standing on the Outer
Banks NC.
The Outer Banks NC are home to history both
famous and infamous. Its inhabitants are playfully called
"Bankers," and the islands are also known as
the Graveyard of the Atlantic, owing to the fact that
many an unfortunate sea vessel was moored or shipwrecked
there. Some of the shipwrecked booty included Spanish
Mustangs, which are the descendant of today's Banker Ponies,
colonies of wild horses that roam the Outer Banks' Corolla
and Ocracoke Island.
Not only are the Outer Banks NC historical,
they have their share of mystery as well. Roanoke Island
is home to the Lost Colony, a British Colony that settled
in the island in the late sixteenth century, then disappeared
mysteriously. Thanks to lack of evidence of their settlement,
as well as vivid imaginations, the Lost Colony has been
searched for and speculated upon for hundreds of years.
The Outer Banks NC truly are a historical
and natural wonder. While there, tourists can lounge along
the shorelines, and see the protected areas of Cape Lookout
National Seashore and Cape Hatteras National Seashore.
Also on the Outer Banks are Pea Island National Wildlife
Refuge, Fort Raleigh National Historic Site, and Jockey's
Ridge State Park.
Put together history and mystery, along with
mild weather and open seashore, and you have a vacation
spot. But with the winds and storms, can you still have
comfortable lodgings while you stay on the Outer Banks
NC?
There are hotels and houses for rent alike
available for occupancy for tourists interested in staying
in and seeing the Outer Banks of North Carolina. However,
be guided by the fact that the Outer Banks NC, unlike
similar barrier islands, are not supported by an offshore
reef. Beach erosion is common, especially in the event
of severe storms, called Nor'easters by the Bankers. Nor'easters
can cut off roads, blow planes off course, and ruin houses.
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