Hatteras Island Vacation Blog

An Outer Banks Vacation in June We came down Sunday for our annual Outer Banks vacation on Hatteras Island! The trip down was nice with clear blue skies. The temperature was 90 until we got to the Alligator Bridge on Highway 64 then it dropped to 83! Nice. It’s been nice ever since. A love … Read more

Apple Uglies at the Orange Blossom Starts The Day Made an early trip this morning to the Orange Blossom in Buxton for apple uglies and a rum raisin cinnamon roll. Nice hot and fresh. We brought them back to the cottage and had coffee with them sitting on the deck looking out over the beautiful … Read more

A Ride Thru Scenic Old Hatteras Village A ride thru Old Hatteras Village with pictures in the afternoon. But first, there was blue skies and light winds this morning as we enjoyed our morning coffee on the deck. Breakfast at the cottage (a left over apple ugly with eggs and sausage). Then we headed out … Read more

A Day on the Beach at Ramp 49 Today (Wed) the wind has let up to just a nice breeze with partly cloudy skies. Perfect for a day at Ramp 49. Went to eat breakfast at Sonny’s in Hatteras. Great breakfast food IMO. Rode to the museum but was not open. Parked across from the … Read more

A Windy Day on Hatteras! On Tuesday we woke up to clouds that quickly turned to blue skies but it was a windy day. Typical Hatteras this time of year. The winds were 17mph sustained with gusts of 26mph! Not a good beach day so we slept late and cooked breakfast at the cottage. A … Read more

Day One – A Quiet Start After sleeping in this morning we woke up to beautiful blue skies and light winds. A quiet start sitting on the deck and drinking coffee. Then breakfast at the cottage-scrambled eggs, bacon, toast and the sweetest cantaloupe we had bought at the Red & White. Then some time in … Read more

Getting to Hatteras For Vacation We made it! Another summer week on Hatteras Island for a week’s vacation. My favorite week of the whole year. Arrived on the island about 4:00PM this afternoon. The weather was perfect, blue skies and a little wind. Picked up the keys at the rental office then headed to the … Read more