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