Outer Banks Vacation Homes

Outer Banks Photo Contest

Cyndi — Wed, 23 Jul 2008 13:08:22 +0000

Submit your favorite photo (one entry per family) in the Carolina Designs Realty Photo contest for a chance to win a cash prize of $250! The drawing will be held on September 30^th. All photos will be considered to be featured in our 2009 Vacation Rental Catalog. Please submit your photos by email in JPG or GIF format: photo@carolinadesigns.com or drop them off at our office or mail to Carolina Designs Realty, 1197 Duck Road, Duck, NC 27949. Please include your name, address, phone number and email. Your personal information will be kept confidential.

Enjoy and have fun!

Outer Banks named one of the five most affordable

Cyndi — Mon, 21 Jul 2008 13:39:37 +0000

Outer Banks named one of the five most affordable
U.S. travel destinations by USA Today

In the Travel Deals section of USAToday.com on July 18^th an article by Kate Hamman of SmarterTravel.com emphasized that, while “Europe and far-flung destinations seem impossible to afford, you can still find a world-class destination in your own backyard.” The Outer Banks of North Carolina was named as one of the top five most affordable travel destinations - “classic stops you won’t find anywhere else in the world. Plus, you won’t have to spend a fortune to experience them in style.”

Outer Banks Site for Mizuno Run With Us Event

Cyndi — Fri, 18 Jul 2008 14:00:30 +0000

The OBX® Marathon will be at the Outer Banks Running Company this Monday, July 21^st beginning at 10:00 a.m. for the Mizuno “Run With Us” event, located at the Loblolly Pines Shopping Center in Duck, North Carolina.

This event will include the Mizuno Run With Us Trailer, which houses the Mizuno Precision Fit System, a computer program and fit terminal that runs the athlete through a variety of tests in order to determine the appropriate type of running shoe for their foot. Mizuno will have a pair of every size of training shoe they make, so that once the athlete is fitted, he or she can go for a test run!

Everyone who runs through the Run With Us Precision Fit will get a Dryscience Tech Tee, and will get a 15% discount on all Mizuno merchandise they buy at the event.

Members of the OBX® Marathon race committee will be there to meet & greet, answer questions, take registrations and give out free stuff!

Source: email from Robyn Keenan, OBX® Marathon race committee

Help Capture Your Kid’s Vacation Memories

Cyndi — Wed, 16 Jul 2008 12:53:44 +0000

Vacations can hold memories for a lifetime, especially those where loved ones gather to spend quality time with each other. Providing your children with the materials to make a special vacation memory scrapbook will be cherished for years to come. On the Outer Banks, there are several scrapbook stores as well as several Dollar Stores that provide oodles of scrapbooking materials. Throughout the vacation, the children will enjoy making pictures, writing stories, gluing mementoes of their special time here at the beach. They could incorporate postcards, pictures, event or show programs, etc. into their scrapbook. This is an opportune time to spend some “one on one” with your special guy or girl while helping them think of ideas for their book.

Another Outer Banks Town Follows Suit

Cyndi — Mon, 14 Jul 2008 13:12:53 +0000

Offering Curbside Recycling Pick Up Service

In just about every town, now including the town of Nags Head, an outside vendor has been commissioned to provide weekly curbside pick up of recycled materials. A minimal monthly fee is charged to residents interested in participating in the program; but it’s worth it. Before the curbside pick up service was offered, the only way to join the green bandwagon was to drive to a recycling drop off center during the week within limited hours of operation, separate your materials and deposit them in the appropriate containers.

Outer Banks Killer Dunes 2-Mile Footrace

Cyndi — Wed, 09 Jul 2008 13:14:17 +0000

Elaine Breiholz, an avid runner and member of our Technical staff, ran in the second annual Killer Dunes 2-Mile footrace in Jockey’s Ridge State Park. Jockey’s Ridge is the tallest natural sand dune system in the Eastern United States. Located in Nags Head, it is one of the most significant landmarks on the Outer Banks, North Carolina. The event was sponsored by the Outer Banks Running Company and the proceeds will benefit the Outer Banks Cancer Support Group, the local Chapter of the Leukemia & Lymphoma Society, and the running club. There were approximately 122 runners; every year the number of participants doubles - from 30, 60, 120. Fast male was Jake DiAlesandro, from Ravenna, OH, age 19, 16:20, Fastest female was Kathleen Gallagher, age 23, from Halifax, NS, Canada, time was 20:42.

New Way To Energize on the Outer Banks

Cyndi — Mon, 07 Jul 2008 13:38:00 +0000

Stu Golliday, the owner of the former Hammerheads gym that was destroyed during Hurricane Isabel, has transformed the vacant building which was once known as the Nags Head Movie Theatre at MP 10 in Nags Head, North Carolina, into an upscale, two-story fitness center. The center has a full-service weight center on the first floor and a cardiovascular center on the second floor. Core balance and flexibility classes including yoga and Pilates are offered as well as classes geared toward senior citizens. Extras provided with membership include a tanning bed, massage therapists, a sauna, showers and bathrooms. There is even an on-site nutritious smoothie bar.

The standard membership fee is $49/month for individuals; $39/month for seniors, and $29/month for high school students. Daily, weekly, and seasonal packages are provided for visitors. Corporate and property memberships are also available.

Call the Outer Banks Sports Center for hours of operation at 252-441-8361.

Outer Banks Beach Bash 2008

Cyndi — Fri, 04 Jul 2008 13:46:59 +0000

We all got spend quality time with our co-workers and their families after work on July 1st at an oceanfront beach party sponsored by Carolina Designs Realty. The homeowner of #354 Sudley South in Schooner Ridge graciously opened their home to us for the night. We feasted BBQ and fixings prepared by High Cotton BBQ. The children body surfed ran and played while the adults got to mingle. All the children and adults too were awed by the schools of small fish that were pushed to shore all of a sudden by the large fish feeding at the time. This was a sight to see! Thank you, Art and Monica, for a fantastic time!

Duck Announces Winner of 2008 Annual Community Appearance Award

Cyndi — Wed, 02 Jul 2008 13:49:19 +0000

Carolina Designs Realty is pleased to announce that our Duck, North Carolina, location has been chosen as the winner of the Town of Duck’s Annual Community Appearance Award. Established in 2005, the Town Council of Duck in its efforts to achieve the community’s goals related to preserving Duck’s unique character and aesthetics awards Town businesses, subdivisions, and homeowners with seasonal and annual community appearance awards. It is designed to recognize those who are helping to beautify and preserve the Town’s unique character.

Many thanks to Coinjock Farms Plant and Garden Nursery in Coinjock, North Carolina for their exceptional service in landscaping the grounds of our Duck office location.

Found Our Perfect Vacation Spot!

Cyndi — Mon, 30 Jun 2008 14:51:19 +0000

“Our family just returned from vacationing for the 2nd time at the Outer Banks. Both times we rented #768 Pats Folly and love it. Of course this year the new additions were added and are simply beautiful. Master bedroom and bath are outstanding. The decorating of the interior of the home is beautiful, tasteful, and very cozy. The owners of this home take great pride in it and it definitely shows. We don’t even consider looking at another house, this will be where we will continue to vacation in the coming summers. Thank you for your assistance during the rental process.”

The Fair Family
New Castle, PA