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[quote=Anonymous]1) soundbound traffic was HORRIBLE (backed up for miles) around 1 pm Saturday on the highway before the Wright Bros. bridge, up to the north/south turn in Kitty Hawk. People were so frustrated they were blocking the box and stopping people who were trying to leave. 
Looked like a ton of people were heading north to Duck & Corolla - I guess that area is getting more and more popular.  Felt bad for all the people we saw heading towards the OBX loaded with beach gear with that "almost there!" look on their faces, who didn't know they would be hitting that backup.

We came in really late pm Saturday, no traffic - try to time your departure. With delays on 95/Springfield area it took more like 8 hours than the 6 or so we anticipated. 
Also bad at the northbound turn onto 664 from 64 - we sptted the backup just in time and opted to go through Norfolk over Willoughby Spit heading back.

We just stayed in Avon, found a 3 BR beachfront house using Sun Realty. The dunes are a bit hot walking over but you are only one or two dunes back from the beach. Oceana in Avon, and Dajio (especially good) on Ocracoke were family friendly restaurants we tried.
 
There is a community pool with a baby pool if you get a house in the Kinnakeet Shores community, Hatteras Realty might also offer one through Club Hatteras, the pool appears to have a playground next door or maybe it was a small waterslide - both sound side.  
If you want to use a pool but do not get a house with one or a community pool, the Koru Club at the Avon Pier is a beachfront pool that offers day passes for $10 per person and weekly passes for 200 per house. The Koru Spa down the road offers massages & facials, a steam room and a gym. The owner has a nice little thing going on! I was obsessing about pools this year - the kids (3 & 5)actually preferred the pool to the beach because of the heat/wind/sun/waves I guess. 
Hubby liked the beach access, the stars, the roar of the ocean, the weathered shingled houses, and there were actually fewer skeeters than in our DC neighborhood. The drive to Ocracoke takes up the whole day but is totally worth it. 
Once again I was tempted but failed to take windsurfing lessons.  HIB offers windsurfing lessons at the Frisco Campgrounds soundside and there are a TON of board and wind sport shops all the way down - maybe next time! Lot of people were kitesurfing near the Haulover day use area on Hatteras.
Recommend Kill Devil Coffee for a muffin and a cup of joe heading up or down. 
Realty offices we spotted: Sun Realty, Surf or Sound, Hatteras Realty, Twiddy.

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