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From: bch@mcnc.UUCP (Byron Howes)
Newsgroups: net.travel
Subject: Re: Cape Hatteras
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Date: Mon, 24-Jun-85 12:07:04 EDT
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Posted: Mon Jun 24 12:07:04 1985
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Reply-To: bch@mcnc.UUCP (Byron Howes)
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In article <1877RBD@psuvm> RBD@psuvm.BITNET writes:
>Planning a vacation in the fall. I've heard some good things from people
>about Cape Hatteras and the Carolina coast in general. Does anybody have
>any info? I understand Nags Head is a fairly well developed resort but
>things get very remote farther down the cape. Are there rentable cottages,
>beachouses, whatever, is camping allowed?

My wife and I are big fans of the outer banks of North Carolina, having
managed several vacations in that area over the past 6 years.  Nags Head
is indeed a well built up tourist area, but the beaches to the north of
it (Duck, etc.) are fairly untrammeled with many nice beachouses for rent.
You are well advised to get in touch with one of the local realty companies
and make reservations well in advance.  They have catalogs of what is
available that they will send you.  It is usually best to have 6 or 8
people sharing (these are LARGE houses.)

Hatteras and surroundings are well south of Nags Head.  If you are going
that far, for my money I'd go on to Okracoke which is only reachable by
ferry.   There are a number of small houses for rent there and, of course,
a few hotels.  There's not much to *do* there, but for that sort of 
vacation you don't want much to do.

Be warned, you may need your Deep Woods OFF! anywhere on the Outer Banks
during certain times of year.  There are limits to what mosquito control
can do.


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						Byron C. Howes
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