The Salty Wife at Carova Beach

08/09/2024

08/05/2024

Carova neighhhhbors surprised me in the yard this evening 😂

08/04/2024

I’m sure it was an intense weather phenomenon to witness 😳🌪️

A landspout spun up Sunday afternoon during thunderstorms on the Outer Banks, slamming into Avalon Pier in Kill Devils Hills before heading out to sea.

08/03/2024

The Outer Banks topped FishingBooker’s list of NC’s Best Fishing Towns The world’s largest platform for booking fishing trips, proudly announces the Outer Banks as [Read More]

07/29/2024

07/29/2024

So sad 😭. RIP Bullwinkle

At 11:30pm on Friday, July 26 we received a 911 call that a horse who had been standing on the beach was struck by a vehicle. The incident was witnessed and reported by a visitor who had been surf fishing at the time. No other horses were injured. The driver of the vehicle was arrested.

The horse that was hit was 10-year-old stallion Bullwinkle, and the injuries he sustained were as follows:

-Significant skin trauma over the right side and back.

-Broken right hind leg with fracture of the lower femur.

-Left hind trauma and lateral destabilization of the hock with collateral ligament injuries, allowing the leg to bow outwards.

-Pendulous abdomen when standing and once euthanized fluid-filled abdomen confirmed with a fluid wave of manipulation, likely due to significant internal trauma and blood within the abdomen.

Bullwinkle’s injuries were severe and ultimately fatal. Our veterinarian arrived on the scene early Saturday morning to humanely euthanize him.

On Thursday, we posted a video of two stallions fighting and told the story of how the challenging stallion had been vying for the other stallion’s mares for several weeks. The challenging stallion was Bullwinkle. He was in the prime of his life, and went from being a symbol of what it means to be wild and free to a tragic example of how irresponsible, reckless human behavior can cause pain, suffering, and irreparable damage to the herd in an instant. Bullwinkle will never produce any foals. His genetics are gone from the herd forever and with such a small, endangered population the ramifications of that will last for generations.

Bullwinkle died as wild as he lived; at no point did he welcome our intervention and he remained wary and defensive even as he laid on the dune unable to stand anymore. The fight drive that he was always known for never left him, right up to the end. He was exactly what a wild Banker stallion is supposed to be, and we are glad that he at least never had to leave the beach - he was never meant to. He was buried at the edge of the meadow where the video from Thursday was filmed. There is not much comfort that can be found in anything about this tragic incident, but we are at least grateful that we could help him pass without further suffering and provide him with the respectful and dignified burial he deserved.

We’d like to thank everyone who helped us Friday night and Saturday morning, especially the visitor who called 911. Otherwise there would have been no consequences for the driver, we would have never known what happened, and Bullwinkle may have suffered for longer than he did. Thank you to our community who came together to help us that night and into the day on Saturday, to the Currituck County sheriff’s department for their quick response and on-going support, and to our staff and veterinarian for their unending dedication to always doing what’s best for the horses.

www.corollawildhorses.org

07/26/2024

We may see bridge construction as soon as 2026. There are pros and cons to building a new bridge. A big positive, it will shave hours off of travel time for many who seek the northern beaches.

Soaring price tag for the project now put at about $1B By Kip Tabb | Outer Banks Voice After years of delays, missteps and lawsuits, the Mid Currituck Bridge project appears to be finally moving t…

07/26/2024

The s*x of sea turtles is dependent on sand temperature. With global warming, more females than males are being born each year. The obx is in the northern most range for sea turtle hatchlings. Because the outer banks is one of the coolest climates in which turtles lay, it is vital for male hatches…

Sea turtle hatchlings: female or male?

When a sea turtle lays a nest, the eggs will incubate under the sand for an average of 60 days. During this time, the temperature of the sand surrounding the eggs determines whether the hatchlings will be female or male. Cooler temperatures result in males, and warmer temperatures result in females. In order for sea turtle populations to be stable, both males and females need to hatch. Because of climate change, there are concerns that globally, sea turtle hatchlings are starting to skew towards more females than is sustainable.

The beaches at Cape Hatteras are at the northern end of the nesting range for sea turtle populations in the western Atlantic. This means that nesting numbers are relatively lower here, since nesting density generally increases southward towards the equator. But this also means that more males are hatching here than at beaches further south, so protecting sea turtle nests at Cape Hatteras is very important!

📸 NPS | E. Dlutkowski, image of a Green sea turtle hatchling making its way to the ocean last season in 2023.

07/22/2024

Offering 50% off weekly rentals until Sept 1st! Carova Beach, NC

07/18/2024

06/22/2024

06/17/2024

5 minute stroll to the beach!

06/17/2024

Visit The Salty Wife on VRBO 🌞🌴

11/13/2022

The Salty Wife is a 3 bed/2 bath beach box nestled among the live oaks on the northern end of Carova Beach, NC. The beach is a 15 minute walk from the house or a quick 3 minute drive. 2 parking passes are provided so loading up the car and setting up “camp” for the day is easy. 4 wheel drive vehicles and beach driving is required to reach the house. Please educate yourself on beach driving techniques and be aware of changing tides. OBX’s Wild Spanish Mustangs roam majestically along the beach, dunes, and throughout the sandy neighborhoods. False Cape State park is less than a mile from the house and provides many easy day hikes.

11/12/2022