| You want a beach vacation, but you don't
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| | nearly 12 continuous miles of dunes and
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| want the crowds. You want seclusion, but
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| | marsh lands of the island are untouched,
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| you don't want to be totally alone. You
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| | and are home to birds, deer, rabbits,
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| want to be able to do nothing, but you
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| | muskrats and other wild animals. Many
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| want the option to keep busy. Sounds like
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| | people also come to Ocracoke for the
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| you want a place like Ocracoke Island,
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| | fishing. Fishermen and anglers are
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| North Carolina.Oh, not familiar with
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| | allowed to drive on the beach, with surf
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| Ocracoke Island? It's part of the Cape
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| | fishing being truly great here.Besides
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| Hatteras National Seashore, with the
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| | doing nothing on a secluded beach,
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| Atlantic Ocean on one side and the
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| | observing the wildlife or fishing, there
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| Pamlico Sound on the other, and is one of
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| | are other attractions on Ocracoke Island
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| the few places on the East Coast where
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| | as well, such as visiting the 1823
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| the sun sets over the water year-round.
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| | Ocracoke Lighthouse, the British Cemetery
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| Oh, and Blackbeard once set up camp here.
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| | or the Banker Ponies, which some suspect
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| If you're traveling by plane, it's 100
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| | are descendants of the ponies which came
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| miles from the Norfolk, VA airport and
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| | with the Raleigh
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| 200 miles from the Raleigh-Durham, NC
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| | expeditions.Accommodations on Ocracoke
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| airport. Its 16 miles of sun-swept
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| | Island include:Edwards of Ocracoke,
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| wilderness beaches is accessible only by
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| | located in the heart of Ocracoke Village.
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| ferry, private boat, or by air.For those
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| | Choose from 8 motel rooms, 3
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| who want seclusion, you'll find it on
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| | efficiencies, 6 cottage apartments and 2
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| Ocracoke Island, as some claim you can
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| | private cottages. Rates start at $48 in
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| find a deserted stretch of beach almost
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| | the Spring and Fall and $60 and $69 in
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| any time of year. And, when you feel
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| | the summer and peak seasons (peak season
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| like socializing, you can head over to
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| | is June 1 to August 20). They offer
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| the quaint village of Ocracoke for food,
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| | weekly rental rates as well. Call
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| drink, a massage, or just shopping.If
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| | 252-928-4801 for more information.
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| viewing wildlife is your passion, the
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