Ocracoke, Havana Cabana

04/14/2025

Before the season started, we've added (2) heat pump window units upstairs to supplement the whole house air conditioning and heating. Simply set the attached remote to your 'comfy-temp' and lay back and relax in either of the upstairs bedrooms.

These units are rated 'whisper quiet' so you stay as warm or as cool as you want in near silence.

04/03/2025

Um....

More than 15-foot great white shark caught and released off the tip of Ocracoke https://search.app/ibdUf

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 On Friday, March 28, Captain Tim Hagerich of Black Pearl Charters had a once-in-a-lifetime encounter with an estimated 1,800-pound great white shark just off the coast of northern Ocracoke Island. “I have spent thousands and thousands of hours in the ocean, and I have only seen one great white...

04/01/2025

https://chapelboro.com/town-square/one-on-one-island-living-on-ocracoke-and-the-hyde-county-mainland

“She lived on this island for 77 years and never left, not even for a day,” Alton Ballance told us about a woman who spent her entire life on Ocracoke Island, North Carolina.

03/26/2025

A great show about the world just offshore Ocracoke!

03/23/2025

It's that time of year again

The N.C. Ferry Division’s Pamlico Sound routes between Ocracoke, Cedar Island and Swan Quarter will be adding departures to their schedules on March 25, with each route going from four to six daily departures. The Pamlico Sound schedule, from March 25 through May 19, will be as follows: Ocracoke t...

03/22/2025

What???

https://www.facebook.com/share/p/19K124J6z7/

A killer whale was spotted off the coast of Kitty Hawk, catching researchers by surprise! Officials say orcas are rarely seen in North Carolina waters, even well offshore.

The confirmed sighting is the first among the survey team since efforts began in the area five years ago.

Read more: https://www.13newsnow.com/article/tech/science/environment/orca-spotted-outer-banks-coast/291-8129aa05-b242-4b87-9878-de94ff3f3f9c?utm_medium=social&utm_source=facebook_13News_Now_-_WVEC

03/20/2025

The most beautiful sunsets in the world are waiting for you!

03/19/2025

Holy cow, um holy shark!

Great whites can appear year-round in the waters along the North Carolina coast, but they are most common during winter and early spring.

03/16/2025

If you know anything about the island it's that fishing has always been a foundational part of its past and present

At N.C. Marine Fisheries meeting, commercial fisherman voice frustration with regulation

Source: Island Free Press
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From OuterBanksVoice.com Facing skeptical and sometimes fiery comments from commercial and recreational fishing interests from Beaufort to the Outer Banks, the North Carolina Marine Fisheries Commission met at the Hilton Garden Inn in Kitty Hawk on March 12 and 13 for the first quarterly meeting of....

03/15/2025

https://www.southernliving.com/ocracoke-island-north-carolina-stargazing-11688033

Ocracoke, the southernmost island of the Outer Banks, is not only one of the country’s most sought-after beach towns, but it’s also a prime destination for sleeping under the cosmos.

03/13/2025

We've been busy getting ready for our renter-families this year - and proud to show off some of our new projects.

A new deck on the shade side of the house in the back yard. Set up your recliners, and watch your fur babies running around or wave at the golf carters headed down Sunset to get their coffee.

We've also replaced the entire deck around the yard and made it higher / sneak through proof for the puppies. Let them out from upstairs and let them run around with peace of mind that they'll be there when you get down the stairs with them. . .

We've added soil and sand to the kayak area, and the back gate corner to keep everyone's feet dry when the skies open up and the rain falls also....

Also - new queen sized mattresses with memory foam in the master and upstairs bedrooms! More to come....and thank you for being such great guests!

03/13/2025

This tiny North Carolina island is last place in America where people talk like actual pirates (video)

Source: Boing Boing

This remote island somehow preserved the most British English in America and it's disappearing forever.

02/09/2025

It's so true.....

HGTV named this NC beach getaway as one of the ‘most charming’ small towns in America

CHARLOTTE, N.C. — A North Carolina beach destination was recently recognized as one of the most charming small towns in the country. HGTV included Ocracoke Island, at the southern tip of the state’…

01/10/2025

Yes!

This Super Remote Outer Banks Town Is Only Accessible By Boat—But So Worth A Visit

Source: Southern Living

Discover the many reasons to plan a trip to Ocracoke, North Carolina, in the Outer Banks this year.