Lone Cedar restaurant burns to the ground

The Lone Cedar Restaurant owned by Senator Marc Basnight burned to the ground early Tuesday morning to the shock of early passers by.
The fire dept was still there at 7:30 pm Tuesday night babysitting the smoldering pile. Here's a link to a thread on my board with a few pix.


Lone Cedar Pix

High Tide in Manteo

I went downtown Manteo and took a few pics this early afternoon. We got a lot of sound tide as the winds came around to the west overnight and it continued to rise this morning. The pics are up on a new webpage:


HighTide in Manteo

Weather not too bad yet

So far as of Sunday am at about 8, the wind has stayed out of the south and not over 19 knots. It looks like the low will actually pass us to the west and go out to sea over Norfolk, so the northeast part of the winds should not be too bad on the beach.

It's Spring!

Well the restaurants are all opening up, and the traffic is increasing. The dogwoods are beginning to show their flowers. We've had fairly warm weather this spring, but an occasional cool spell too. It has been very very dry lately, and we desparately need some rain. Not what the upcoming Easter week vacationers want to hear!
The bridge battle to Hatteras Island is still in talks, more talks. The Nags Head referendum is just around the corner (April 17) on whether to approve bonds to pay for the town's beach nourishment project. There is a new Wings being built across from the outlet mall in Nags Head. Sam and Omie's is open again for the season. RV's on SugarCreek has delayed their opening while they are expanding their restaurant. I sure do miss their shrimp! Can't wait for opening day!

Beautiful sunset Wednesday evening

Caught this one up in Kitty Hawk:

No sandbags at Rodanthe yet

Proposed sandbags for the S curves area just north of Rodanthe have not appeared as of yesterday yet. The road is also to be moved west to buy a little more time. At the present the road in this area is in pretty bad shape.

New Outer Banks Board update

I have finally had a chance to get the new software update on the board, so for the time being there are two boards, running side by side, for a few days until we get the new one running smoothly. After a day or two I will lock this one to posting and use it as an archive. Come on over to the new board and check things out! Lots and lots of new neat features! You will have to re-register to access some of the forums on it.

http://www.outerbanksboard.net

Snow

A few pics from this morning in Manteo:

Warm year ending

The temps have been rising all evening, and it looks like this year will end on a warm note:

Manteo Christmas Parade pics 2006

Here are a few pics from the 2006 Manteo Christmas parade:


Manteo Christmas Parade pics

Wright Brothers celebration 2006

Here are a few pics from the celebration December 17, 2006:


Wright Brothers celebration 2006

Record high temperatures set on the Outer Banks

Yesterday we set a new record high temperature of 72 degrees for this day in history. The previous records was 71. Today we are also on track to break the standing record of 74 set in 1998. High temperatures today are expected to be 76! Of course tomorrow it is supposed to be 20 degrees colder! Enjoy it while you can if you are here.

Thanksgiving Storm pics album up now

I have posted over 100 photos into an album showing three days of history of the Thanksgiving Storm 2006 on the Outer Banks.
See the post on the Outer Banks Board for the link.

Outer Banks Board post with picture album link

Winding up tight

The Outer Banks is experiencing a rapidly developing nor'easter' right now, that is expected to hang out for a few days. I took a ride as far north as Southern Shores today, and got a few pics. Winds gusts have been as high as 56 mph here at the Manteo airport and reportedly higher further south. The Ocracoke ferry suspended operations early today, and left many stranded there. Some minor power outages have been reported. The rain did not start in earnest until close to dark, but has been steady and heavy since. Six inches is predicted. Thank goodness it is not freezing weather or we would be in blizzard conditions! Ocean overwash is expected all up and down the Outer Banks before this is over. Tides are higher than normal due to the moon cycle, and the next high tide is at about 7:30 am Wednesday.

See the pics taken on Tuesday before the rain on the Outer Banks Board here:

Outer Banks Board post

Another blow and heavy rain expected tonite

Another hard south wind will be blowing over the Outer Banks tonight into tomorrow, with heavy rain predicted through tomorrow afternoon. It doesn't appear that this wind will have any west component to it, so perhaps it will not be the soundside flooding event that we had Sunday night into Monday morning.

A shot from above

Last weekend the weather was beautiful on Sunday and we took this pic from the plane showing the Wright Brothers site as seen looking north to south. What struck me in reviewing this photo is that there is still quite a lot of "wooded" land on the Outer Banks as shown in this photo that is in a "protected" state, as in either the National Park Service or Nags Head Woods. This is a good thing. As developed as parts of the Outer Banks seem from the ground when riding down the bypass in the middle of summer, there is still a great deal of it left in its natural state.

New webpage of pics up

I have a new webpage of pics up now on the Elizabethan Faire which was held in downtown Manteo this past weekend October 7 & 8.


Elizabethan Faire in Manteo

Kitty Hawk Heritage Festival

Friday and Saturday, Kitty Hawk held its annual Heritage Festival. There was something for everyone, of all ages. The weather was great, and a good time was had by all.

Whalehead, Ocean Sands flooding aerial pics

I put up a new page of aerial photos today of the flooding in Whalehead Beach, Ocean Sands, and Spindrift up in Corolla. Lots of homes uninhabitable and renters are having to be moved. It is a real nasty mess for some to clean up.


Flooding Aerial Pics

Ernesto update Sept 1

Lots and lots of rain as elsewhere in the state, but otherwise not too damaged this time! Whewww!!!!!!!



More photos over on the board at:


Outer Banks Board