Is the outerbanks, NC the same?when i was a kid, 15-20 years ago the outerbanks were simple and relatively unpopluated or commercialized...does anyone know what it's like now? crowded? want to take the family next year but husband will hate it if it's turned into a resort town |
I hadn't been to the Outer Banks in 25 years and recently made that ride from Kitty Hawk down to Hatteras. A lot of new homes most everywhere north of Rodanthe and the main drag (12) was busier than I remember it. If Nags Head was considered the "downtown" of the Outer Banks before, then it certainly still is. It's built up more around there, but it's still nothing like a resort. Kill Devil Hills has become busier, too. But as I drove south and crossed the bridge into Rodanthe, the ride to Hatteras was almost the same as it was 25 years ago. Oh, and I noticed that they must've picked up the lighthouse and moved it closer to the road. I didn't make it all the way to the Ocracoke Ferry...wished I had.
So besides more traffic and a few more stores here and there, it's still low-key with lots of empty stretches. Just about the same as it was back then.
