Outer Banks Blue Blog

When you think of a vacation, what comes to mind? Oh yeah we remember, "waiting in line in an office for a key to the house, only to unpack your linens to make the bed; to scramble to find toilet paper and paper towels for using the restroom after a long ride to your destination", right?...

This week's Memory Monday Photo submission comes to us from Tanya Reimer of Beamsville, Ontario, Canada who recently stayed with Outer Banks Blue at the property "Beach House on The Moon" in Duck. Tanya shares this photo which symbolizes the feeling of the entire Outer Banks Blue staff

Fortunate no one lost their lives, Outstanding effort by firefighters, Predictable given the wind, Scarry sight to see. These are some of the statements that have been heard often over the last week on the Outer Banks in response to the house fire that started last Saturday night (4/14/12) in the

Are you planning on taking a drive on the beach at the Cape Hatteras National Seashore on your next visit to the Outer Banks? Well be aware that privilege is no longer free. The National Park Service announced yesterday that it will cost $50 for a seven-day permit and a $120 for a year to drive

Here's a story that ran this week on the Today show regarding unscrupulous folks that are running scams on Vacation Rental properties in Florida. This is a growing trend around the country where these folks from Nigeria find a house listed for sale on REALTOR.COM or some other legitimate site, and

Shark Week!This week's Memory Monday submission comes to us from Kristy Bishop of Mechanicsville, Maryland who stayed with Outer Banks Blue in July at the property "Heaven Sent." It is appropriate that we share this photo with you today as this past weekend a national sand sculpting contest was

Some folks are surprised to drive on the beach north of Corolla and find these mysterious "stumps" at the water line approximately 3 miles north of the village.This picture, sent to us from Mark Heimbach of Emmaus, Pennsylvania shows the ghostly former trees at the tide line.The fact is the Outer

Outer Banks Blue's staff is known for delivery of great customer service, and our reservations sales team is recognized as one of the best in the business. This isn't by accident. Company President Tim Cafferty is dedicated to staff training unlike many others. Tim recently brought Doug Kennedy

Today we call attention to and congratulate one of our own. Outer Banks Blue's company president Tim Cafferty was quoted in this past Sunday's New York Times in the travel section (4/3/11). In an article on "Grabbing Vacation Rental Deals" writer Michelle Higgins highlighted several locations

Michelle Niles attends a seminar sponsored by The Whalehead Club and Outer Banks Center for Wildlife Education. One of the topics was the move of the oldest shipwreck in NC history in June 2010. Before the Shipwreck was found, 2 men started this by finding random items within a 4 mile stretch of