Making Outer Banks Beach Memories

Friday, August 27, 2010

This Monday is an absolutely gorgeous beach day here on the Outer Banks, and we want to dedicated this week’s Memory Monday to the place that creates a majority of the memories on the OBX – The Beach!

This week’s submission comes to us from Kim Merickel of Cardon, Ohio who stayed with Outer Banks Blue in the “Beachcomber” property in Corolla in June. Kim’s pictures of her family enjoying the OBX beach are of her daughter Krystel , KIim’s Son in law Tim McCaskey, Kim’s husband Mark, and most importantly their very special girl Dani Taraba who is four years old and loves the beach. Dani has downs syndrome, but she obviously is enjoying her time at the beach more than most children ever would. What a great memory to share with all of us!

Thanks Kim for sharing your wonderful memories!

All the best from the beach!

Summer Weddings @ Outer Banks Blue

Friday, August 13, 2010

Boy, something is in the air this summer on the OBX! This week’s Memory Monday is our second wedding photo of the summer, and we can’t think of a better place to start a new life together than the Outer Banks! This photo is submitted by Renee McQuillen of Protage, Pennsylvania who says “I wanted to share my most memorable moment of OBX 2010!”

She and her husband have been vacationing on the Outer Banks and particularly in Corolla for years, but we here at Everything Outer Banks think this might just be their most memorable stay! Best wishes Renee on your marriage.

All the best from the beach!

Queen Bee at Outer Banks Beach

Monday, August 9, 2010

This week’s Memory Monday Photo Contest submission comes to us from Karen Klinefelter of Fuquay Varina, North Carolina who presents us this cutie at the beach. This young lady is Karen’s granddaughter who was enjoying the Outer Banks for the first time when she and her family vacationed at Outer Banks Blue’s the property in Duck “The Whole Enchilada.”

Karen and her crew are veterans of the Outer Banks and it looks like they now have a new generation of beach goers. As Karen tells us “She loved it, and we all love the house we stayed in. Thanks and hope to see you next year!”

All the best from the beach!

Beautiful Ocean Views of Outer Banks Blue

Monday, August 2, 2010

This week’s Memory Monday Photo contest submission comes to us from Penny Ojala, of Crystal River, Florida who stayed with us in 2009 in Nags Head.

The resolution on this week’s photos is just great as you can see the detail of droplets of water flying off of the kayak and swimmer. Great pics!

Among the folks in these pictures include Penny’s Daughter Michi Kayaking in the surf, her Granddaughter Evie on the beach, and her grandson Duncan having a great wipeout on a boogie board in the surf. Penny tells us among their favorite things to do on the beach is “relaxing on the beach, go to see the wild horses, travelling to Ocracoke, eating at Awful Arthur’s and spending time together with family watching sunrises and sunsets! What’s not to love about the OBX?!!”

We agree Penny. Thanks for your submission, good luck on yours being drawn from the hat for the monthly contest winner, and we look forward to serving you again soon at Outer Banks Blue Realty Services!

All the best from the beach!

Weddings to Remember at Outer Banks Blue

Monday, July 19, 2010

This week’s Memory Monday submission is truly the memory of a lifetime as Jennifer Phillips of Durham, NC has submitted photos from her recent wedding here at the Outer Banks. Jennifer’s picture was taken at the newly restored Kitty hawk fishing pier where her wedding took place. Kitty Hawk fishing pier is now a part of the Hilton Garden Inn and the interior of the pier was gutted and restored with beautiful tongue and groove hand crafted wood and turned into a wonderful ballroom. Many weddings are celebrated there, and as you can see there are memorable pictures from events there. As Jennifer told us “It was great to see friends, meet new ones and celebrate!”

The second picture is of Jennifer’s very tired 3 year old. Too much celebration we guess.

Congratulations Jennifer! We wish you and your family all the best from the beach!

Our First Family Trip to Outer Banks Blue..We'll Be Back!

Wednesday, July 7, 2010

This week’s Memory Monday submission comes to us from Erin Robinson of Jackson, Ohio who stayed with Outer Banks Blue from May 29th through June 5th in the “Gull Cottage” in Southern Shores. Erin and her crew were visiting the Outer Banks for the first time, but as she says “it will most assuredly not be our last!”

The pictures submitted include shots of Erin, Bill (husband), and Avery (daughter)

Among their favorite activities included visiting beaches all along the island from top to bottom. “We searched out shells from above Corolla, at the drive on beach, down all the way to Cape Hatteras. We also got to visit lighthouses in said locations. The pic of Cape Hatteras was taken on a Sunday, early in the evening, and I liked the look of it in black and white better than color, even though the color pic was good too. The lighthouses were amazing, and to imagine all of the restoration-the love and care is wonderful. We purposely didn't go to all of the historical sights so that we could leave more adventures for the next time. We also went on a dolphin tour, which was spectacular. We saw several pods of dolphins and it was a relaxing fun time.”

“We all agreed that it was the most relaxing week that any of us have had, EVER!! None of us wanted to leave, we wondered if anyone would notice if we didn't come back home. We have all been to other beaches, but we agreed that OBX was the best by far. It was the most family friendly and we are anticipating coming back next year. We are considering a Christmas trip too! Thanks for the memories, we'll be back!”

Thank you Erin for sharing your memories. We look forward to serving you again soon at Outer Banks Blue!

All the best from the beach!

Dakota's Outer Banks Blue Vacation..Doggy Style

Monday, June 28, 2010

This week's "Memory Monday" Submission comes to us from Lou Cornacchia of Brooklyn, New York who recently stayed with Outer Banks Blue at the Vandermyde house in the Sanderling area of Duck.

The star of our picture show this week is Lou's able companion "Dakota" who took in several of the sights of the Outer Banks. He went biking, enjoyed a great Outer Banks Blue sunset, and of course relaxed and caught up on his sleep while vacationing with us.

Thanks to Lou and to Dakota for your great memories of the Outer Banks!