Away From the World OBX

10/08/2024

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09/20/2024

08/15/2024

Today we celebrate the courage of Carolista Fletcher Baum, who on August 15, 1973, took immediate action to save the sand dunes we now know as Jockey's Ridge State Park.
While her three children played on the dunes on a regular basis, on Aug 15th, 1973, the unexpected arrival of bulldozers threatened the landscape of the dunes. In protest, Baum stood in front of a bulldozer to stop the removal of sand. From that moment, a new movement ignited to save the dunes and in 1975 Jockey's Ridge was officially designated a state park.
We are forever grateful for the courage it took to preserve and protect this significant geologic feature in the Outer Banks!

Save the date for the upcoming 50th Anniversary Celebration of Jockey's Ridge State Park June 5-8, 2025!

Please consider joining this movement by becoming a member or making a donation today at https://friendsofjockeysridge.org/join/

07/30/2024

07/18/2024

Have you heard of Hatteras Island's infamous "Cora Tree"?

The legend of the witch tree in North Carolina tells the scary tale of Cora, an accused witch who disappeared before they could light the match to burn her at the stake.

06/28/2024

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How To Pronounce NC Towns (Like a Local)

Hurricane season officially began yesterday so prepare ye self.

1. Beaufort: NOT Ba-you-furt or Bo-Fort, it’s Bofurt.
2. New Bern: NOT New BORN, it’s NEW Burn.
3. Bertie County: NOT Birdy County, it’s BerTEE.
4. Wilson: NOT will-SON, it’s Wultzun or WILT-son.
5. Conetoe: NOT Cone Toe, it’s Ku-knee-ta.
6. Bodie Island: NOT BO-Dee, it’s Body.
7. Iredell County: NOT Ire Dell, it’s Iredull.
8. Roanoke Rapids: Not Row-a-Noke, it’s RoanoKRAPids.
9. Edenton: NOT Edinton; it’s Eden-ton.
10. Corolla: NOT Corolla (car), it’s Ka-raw-la.
11. Duplin County: NOT Dublin, it’s DOO-plun.
12. Tyrrell County: NOT TIE-Rell, it’s Tair-uhl.
13. Kure Beach: NOT Curry, it’s Cure-y.
14. Camp Lejeune: NOT Lee-June, it’s Luh-shzoon.
15. Rodanthe: NOT Rode Anth, it’s Roe Dan Thee.
16. Manteo: NOT MAN-tee-oh, it’s MannyO.
17. Cashiers: NOT an actual cashier, it’s KASH-erz.
18. Currituck: NOT Curra-tuck, it’s CurrY-tuck.
19. Durham: NOT DUR-ham, it’s Der um or Durm.
20. Mebane: NOT Me Bain, it’s Meh-Bin.
21. Tarboro: NOT Tar-Borough; it’s Tarber.
22. Garner: NOT Gardner, it’s GarrrNer.
23. Angier: NOT An-Jeer, it’s An-jur.
24. Wendell: NOT Wendle, it’s Win-DELL.
25. Castalia: NOT CAST-A-LEEAH, it’s CAST-ALE-YAH.
26. Raleigh: NOT Raw-Lee, it’s Rah-Lee.
27. Kinston: NOT Kin-STON; it’s Kin-sten.
28. Fuquay-Varina: NOT ; it’s Few-kway Va-REE-na
29. Salisbury: NOT Sals-berry, it’s Sawls-Berry.
30. Appalachian: NOT Appa Lay Chun (university and mountains), it’s Appa Latch Un.
31. Cherryville: NOT Cherry Ville, its chur vull.
32. Hickory: NOT Hick-Kory, its hick ree.
33. Rocky Mount: NOT ROCKY mount, it’s rocky MOUNT.
34. Pembroke: NOT Pem-Broke, it’s pem-brook.
35. Burgaw: NOT burGAW, it’s Burr-gaw.
36. Mt. Airy: NOT Mount Airy, it’s Mounairy.
37. Topsail: NOT TOP-sail, it’s Top-sul.
38. Williamston: NOT William-Ston, it’s Wim-stun.
39. Shallotte: NOT Sha-lot, it’s Sha-loat.
40. Carteret: NOT Car-turret, it’s Carter-it.
41. Wanchese: NOT WAN-chessy, it’s Won CHEESE.
42. Zebulon: NOT Zeb-yoo-lon, it’s Zeblin.
43. Fayetteville: NOT Fay-ETT-ville, it’s Fed Vul.
44. Lucama: NOT Loose-ama, it’s loo-KAH-ma.
45. Nashville: NOT Nash-VILLE, it’s Nash-vul.
46. Varina: NOT Va-Rine-Ah, it’s Va-Reena.
47. Scotland Neck: NOT Scotland Neck, it’s Scotluneck.
48. Moyock: NOT Moy-yock, it’s Mow-yock.
49. Greenville: NOT Green-VILLE, it’s Greenvuhl.
50. Neuse River: NOT New See, it’s Noose.
51. Ahoskie: NOT A-hose-key, it’s ah-Ha-ski.
52. Farmville: NOT Farm-ville, it’s Fahmvuhl.
53. Whiteville: NOT White-ville, it’s Wide-vulh.
54. Albemarle: NOT Alba-Marley, it’s alba-marl.
55. Bahama: NOT Ba-ha-ma, it’s Bu-hey-muh.
56. Bethel: NOT Beth-El, it’s Bethul.
57. Washington: NOT WashingTON, it’s LITTLE Washnun.
58. Plymouth: NOT Ply-mouth, it’s Plumuth.
59. Vanceboro: NOT Vance-Borough, it’s Vants-burr.
60. Beulaville: NOT Beulah-ville, it’s Byoo-la-vul.
61. Ocracoke: NOT Okra-Croak, it’s Ocra-coke.
62. Rutherfordton: NOT Ruth-er-ford-Ton, it’s Ruff-ton.
63. Hampstead: NOT HAM-stead, it’s ham-STEAD.
64. Selma: NOT Sell-ma, it’s Sail-muh.
65. Windsor: NOT Wind-Sore, it’s Wun-Suh.
66. Snow Hill: NOT Snow-Hill, it’s Snow-HEEL.
67. Forsyth: NOT Four-Syth, it’s Fur-SYTH.
68. Leland: NOT Lee-Land, it’s LEE-lan.
69. Chowan: NOT Ch-WON, it’s CHO-Juan.
70. Goldsboro: NOT Golds- Burrough, it’s golds-burra.
71. Henderson: NOT Hender-son, it’s Henna-Sun.
72. Cashie (actually a River): NOT CashEEE, it’s Cash-Eye.
73. King: NOT King, it’s Kang.
74. Denton: NOT Den-ton, it’s DEN-TUN- sounds like didn’t.
75. Mooresville: NOT Morres-VIL, it’s Mors-vuhl.

You’re welcome.

06/04/2024

How this thing ends up back in the same spot every summer and where he goes in the winter is a mystery to me but really cool to see the Wanchese Marina resident manatee back again.

05/19/2024

Our street is named after this ferry. We ❤️ OBX history!

🚣‍♂️🛶⛵️⚓️It's . 🚣‍♂️🛶⛵️⚓️

Today we feature the Annie L Vansciver. She was a steamship that had a very eventful life. It spent the latter portion of its life as a ferry making a 4 and a half hour trip to the Outer Banks. Taking a ferry used to be the fastest way to get out to the Outer Banks, and that was the case in the 1920s when Annie could be found in NC waters. That all changed in 1930 when the Wright Memorial Bridge opened, replacing a 4 and a half hour ferry ride with as little as a 30 minute drive. Just four years later Annie made her last trip due to the changing times.

The 294 ton steamer was built in Philadelphia in 1897 for commercial use. The name Annie L. Vansciver was its original name, a prominent family from New Jersey, but that wasn’t the only name the vessel possessed. In 1918 Annie was sold to the U. S. Navy and served as a transport vessel in Boston under the name USS Samoset. After its service the steamer was sold in 1922 to the North River Line and reclaimed its original name.

📸 Photo Courtesy of Museum of the Albemarle.

12/05/2023

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Sensory Sensitive Santa this Sunday! Register for your time slot at https://surfingforautism.org/ and check out our Sensory Sensitive Santa video https://surfingforautism.org/media/ to help prepare for the experience with Santa. We look forward to seeing you soon!

11/24/2023

One of our favorite OBX winter spots!

11/01/2023

If any previous guests of Away From the World OBX have lost something special while staying here, please DM us with a description of your lost item so we can return it to you!

10/24/2023

Our neighborhood during the 1962 Ash Wednesday storm 😱

08/06/2023

We ❤️ Obie and Fish Heads!

Ms Obie says it’s a good day to stop by Fishheads. Mimosa carafes and Mel’s fried chicken on special. Live music with Tommy V and the boys tonight from 7-10.

07/26/2023

Feel good story for today. We ❤️ our local surf community!

Local shout out to for saving the day x 4🚨💪🏽

Tanner was surfing and heard a cry for help. He listened to his gut and paddled towards the scene. Ends up he rescued a family of four from rip current taking them straight out near dark. Can you imagine how bad that could have gone without someone within ear shot that knew what to do and was willing to help?

The family offered a cash reward, but Tanner politely declined. He was just glad he was there and was able to help them. The family wasn’t taking no for an answer, and said they were buying him a new surfboard of his choice. I think Tanner mentioned it was his second brand new board ever.

Tanner chose an reverse vee twin pin. Stoked to see good karma swing Tanner’s way when the tubes start pumping🚂💨💨💨

Huge thanks to everyone keeping our beaches safe this summer. We appreciate your watchful eyes, endless training, and willingness to run/swim in when someone needs help. Thank you!!💯

05/29/2023

Be careful on the beach this summer!

https://www.washingtonpost.com/weather/2023/05/28/rip-current-drowning-beach-safety-tips/?fbclid=IwAR2Tyv87vU590arrOOPtaJ2tVBy0vvXhDHJYa3DtFvKlob4CrSYggkO3BWI_aem_th_AUsqvDgBhZ__KnAj9X6ELHv1ddZWoqsQ4jUhpLvNUyX-0N7OgAtizldDhd0KcrVgSMg&mibextid=Zxz2cZ

Beach safety experts are expressing frustration as rip current fatalities trend higher despite awareness campaigns and improved forecasts.

05/03/2023

It’s Silent Auction time!! This year, we're working with Jack Browns. They're celebrating their 5-yr anniversary and have graciously included us. The Silent Auction date is May 20. It’s a short window to prep but we're sure it'll be a fun and amazing day. If you're willing and able to make a donation, let us know with this form: https://forms.gle/MKmwJytJeTVNTKpc9. We'll coordinate with you from there. Thanks!

04/28/2023

Wow!

04/26/2023

DMB fans! Stay at the only DMB themed beach house in the OBX! Only one week left in May (accepting partial week stays) and one week in August. Don’t miss the Fire Dancer scavenger hunt! 🔥💃

*SPECIAL: 5% Discount for AARP, Military, and Police/Fire 418, Away from the World, will have you thinking just that, as you walk into this modern Nags Head beach rental home featuring a hot tub, updated furnishings, flooring and applian