Posted by: Twiddy Bailey | March 9, 2012

Why I Love the Outer Banks…Thought Bubble Winners

Many thanks to the folks that participated and filled out a Thought Bubble, sharing with us why they love the Outer Banks! Definitely a few great entries! As announced a few weeks ago, there would be a few winners. The three photos with the most LIKEs and the Twiddy favorite would all win a Twiddy prize package. So without further ado…

The three photos with the most LIKEs

     

And last but not least, the Twiddy choice!

Congratulations to our four winners! Thanks so much for sending any the Thought Bubbles. We’ll be in touch soon so that you can claim your prizes!!

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Posted by: Twiddy Bailey | February 21, 2012

I Love the Outer Banks Because…

Being the dead of winter, we’re all waiting patiently for spring and summer to arrive. I’m sure we’re all tired of snowstorms, Nor’easters, below freezing temperatures, and pasty skin. So let’s look past all of these dreary things and focus on the warm, sunny days ahead of us this summer. In fact, let’s have some fun with it.

Starting today, we’re rolling out a fun contest for all of you to participate in. The idea is simple. Tell us why you love the Outer Banks. Click HERE to print our  “Outer Banks Thought Bubble”. Just be sure to change your print options to Landscape so it prints correctly. Then fill in the sentence “I love the Outer Banks because…”

Once you fill in your own thought bubble, take a photo of yourself holding it and post it onto our Facebook page. We’ll add all images to a photo album on our page. Then be sure to SHARE that photo with all of your friends and have them LIKE it.

The 3 photos with the most LIKE’s will win a Twiddy prize package. We will also select one photo internally as the Twiddy & Company favorite! Contest will end on Friday, March 9 at Noon.

Ready, set, go! Download, print it, fill it in, post it, and share it!

                      

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Posted by: Twiddy Shelley | February 10, 2012

Valentine’s Day Fun on the Outer Banks

Anyone going to be on the Outer Banks for Valentine’s weekend?!?!? If so, there is plenty to do with your sweetie and we would love to help point you in the right direction.

Free Stuff

Grab a sunrise or sunset with your sweetie, a blanket, a packed cooler full of your favorite sweets, treats and beverages. The view will be breathtaking!

Outer Banks Sunset

Outer Banks Sunrise

Hike up Penny’s Hill in 4×4 to catch an amazing view and do a little horse-gazing at the same time.

Wild Horses of 4x4

Do a little shell seeking on the beach with your loved one…hey, you might be lucky and find 8 sand dollars and a whelk!

Shell Seeking

Other Fun Happenings for the Valentine’s Weekend

Lots of restaurants are offering Valentine’s menus with delicious pairings and desserts. The Lifesaving Station Restaurant at the Sanderling in Duck, Ocean Boulevard in Kitty Hawk, and Kelly’s Tavern in Nags Head are among a few!

Dance the night away with your loved one at a Valentine Dance located right on the ocean at the Kitty Hawk Pier House! The views are amazing! The dance is on February 12, 2011 from 8 to 12 pm and it is $50 per couple. Semi-Formal Music provided by Flashback 5 and all proceeds will benefit the Outer Banks Relay for Life.

Wine tasting?!? Bacchus Wine and Cheese is having a wine tasting on February 14, 2011 in Corolla for $5.00 a person between 2 and 4 pm with 6 different wine tastings.

OBX Trio in Kitty Hawk will be having an Aphrodisiac Wine & Beer Tasting either at 5 PM or 7 PM and is only $30 per person, with a limit of 12 individuals per tasting. You will need to make reservations in advance and the tasting will be on February 14th.

How about a run with your sweetheart? The Outer Banks Running Club Sweetheart 8K Run is happening tomorrow, February 12, 2011 at 9 a.m. at Roanoke Island Festival Park in Manteo. The race course is a romantic run through the streets of  “old town” Manteo. The one mile run and 8k will have coinciding start times. The mile will be an “out and back course”, the 8k (4.97miles) will be a circular course on the northeast side of Rt. 64. Walkers are welcome and encouraged to participate in either event. This year’s race will benefit the food pantry at Mt. Olivet United Methodist Church. Participants can contribute canned/dry goods to the food pantry on the morning of the race. Used running shoes will also be collected for “One World Running,” an international program promoting the awareness of health, fitness and nutrition by providing running shoes to those in need in the U.S. and around the world. Contributors will be entered into a free raffle drawing for door prizes. Enter as a “SWEETHEART TEAM” to win the Special Sweetheart Team Prize. Each registered team will have their finish times combined. The team with the lowest combined score will win the prize.

Horseback riding along the Outer Banks shoreline?!?! Venture down south for an unbelievable drive and take your special someone horseback riding down the North Carolina shore! Equine Adventures is offering a Valentine’s Day special for $100 per rider. Make sure you call in advance to reserve your spot! Who wouldn’t be WOW’ed with this one!

Happy Valentine’s Day from your friends at Twiddy on the Outer Banks!

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Posted by: Twiddy Bailey | February 3, 2012

2011 Vacation Photo Contest Winners

Thanks to everyone for participating in our 2011 Guest Vacation Photo Contest; from our guests that submitted vacation photos, to our friends that viewed the albums and Liked their favorites. And wow, there were a LOT of Likes between the four categories in the contest! I started out thinking that approaching 100 Likes would win each category. Boy was I wrong. Try almost 400 for one category and 200+ for another! How fun and exciting for us too…we loved seeing all the comments and Likes!

While there was some serious competition in each category, we do have our four winners!

Scenic - The Thornton Family

Pets - The Call Family

Lifestyle - The Graver Family

Kids - The Traczynski Family

Again, thanks to everyone for participating and making this so much fun. The photos submitted were incredible and enjoyed by everyone here at Twiddy & Company, and obviously by all of the other viewers. To our winners of each category, we’ll be in touch shortly! And to those of you that came so close…get ready to take some amazing shots on your 2012 Outer Banks vacation. We can’t wait to see them!

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Posted by: Twiddy Bailey | January 19, 2012

Guest Photo Contest from 2011 Outer Banks Vacations

Each season we encourage Twiddy & Company guests to submit their favorite photos that are taken during their Outer Banks vacation. Every year we’re touched, entertained, and wowed by the photos submitted by our wonderful guests. From wild horses, to breathtaking sunsets, to a baby’s first visit to the beach; we’re truly amazed with each entry.

This year was no different as we asked our guests to enter their favorite photos into one of four categories: Kids, Lifestyle, Scenic, and Pets. There were over 350 photos entered in 2011. Thanks so much to our guests for sharing their vacation memories!

We chose a few winners internally that were featured in the 2012 Twiddy Vacation Planner, but now we’re opening the voting up to our fans and guests! Scroll through the following photo albums on our Facebook page and click LIKE on your favorite photos. On Friday, February 3 at noon, we will tally up the votes on the photos and announce the winners of each category on our Facebook page. SHARE these albums with your friends so they can vote too! The winners will be contacted and receive a Twiddy Prize Package with all sorts of great Twiddy OBX gear!

The albums are as follows (click to see each album):

Kids  -  Lifestyle  -  Scenic  -  Pets

Good luck to all of our guests that submitted photos…and everyone else enjoy these images from the Outer Banks!

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Posted by: Twiddy Bailey | January 12, 2012

A Bait Box Full of Wahoo and Tuna

Fall is the time of year when temperatures cool down a bit and things slow down on the Outer Banks. Unless you’re a fishermen, that is! Offshore, inshore, and surf fishing heat up like the dunes in Pea Island in August. Offshore fishermen can come home with tuna, dolphin, wahoo, and stories of monster billfish. Inshore and surf fishermen are catching blue’s and trout. It’s THE time of year OBX anglers love.

A few Twiddy friends and employees got up early one October morning and made the hour and a half trip offshore to the Gulf Stream in hopes of bringing home dinner. While the weather cooperated and allowed them to wear a t-shirt in October, the ride out was a bit bumpy for the 35 foot Buddy Davis sportfishing boat. However,  Capt. Big Wave Dave put them on the holy grail of meat fishing locations that day…home to multiple wahoo and even a blackfin tuna. I think it’s safe to say the crew found the trip well worth it…

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Posted by: Twiddy Bailey | August 30, 2011

Current Beach Conditions from Duck, NC

As we try and get back to normal after Hurricane Irene, evacuations have been lifted on the northern Outer Banks in Corolla and Duck. We are happy to be checking in our guests that missed the beginning of the week and look forward to some sunshine for them so that they can make up for lost time. In anticipation of that, we wanted to give you a look at the beach in Duck, NC this afternoon.

Enjoy…

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Posted by: Twiddy Bailey | August 29, 2011

Check-in Following Hurricane Irene

If your home is listed on our Severe Weather Page, it will be available for occupancy tomorrow, although we can’t give you a precise time. Please note that the evacuation order for visitors will not be lifted until 10:00 a.m. Tuesday morning.

Some services, such as pool & spa service, may be delayed; deck furniture that was secured may need to be re-distributed; and, although bed and bath linens will be present, they may not arrive in time for bed-making to be accomplished upon your arrival. In addition, we wish to remind you of the usual, unavoidable post-storm hazards that may exist, including miscellaneous hazardous debris that may be present on decks, pool areas, driveways and lawns. Beach access may be restricted. Walkways to the beach and dunetop decks may not be safe to walk on. The dunes may be sheared and may give way at any time. Visitors should exercise caution at all times.

The good news is you can expect a week of beautiful weather, a calm sea and a memorable family vacation adventure.

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Posted by: Twiddy Bailey | August 29, 2011

Hurricane Irene – After the Storm 8.29

Now that Hurricane Irene has passed the Outer Banks and the mandatory evacuations have been lifted for RESIDENTS, Twiddy & Company is out in the field inspecting and cleaning our homes. Please refer to our Severe Weather page for information regarding your vacation home if you are scheduled to arrive this week. Please keep in mind that the Town of Duck will not allow visitors to enter Duck, or go through Duck to Corolla, until 10:00 am Tuesday morning. You can find this information on our Severe Weather page as well. Please be sure to see that your vacation home has been marked as available before driving down to the area.

Here is a look at current conditions in Duck, NC and an idea of what to expect after Hurricane Irene passed. There was significant sound side flooding joined by high winds and rough seas.

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Posted by: Twiddy Bailey | August 26, 2011

AM Hurricane Irene Update 8.26.11

Good morning from the Outer Banks. At this point, Hurricane Irene is still a threat to the Outer Banks of North Carolina. It is currently a category 2 hurricane, with a good chance of becoming a category 3 before making landfall on Saturday west of Cape Hatteras. Stay A mandatory evacuation has been called for all visitors and residents. It will likely be in place through Sunday and perhaps longer. This means that our incoming visitors should not anticipate checking in on Sunday. We will continue to monitor the storm and once the evacuation has been lifted for residents, we will be busy assessing and cleaning all of our vacation homes as soon as possible so we can notify our incoming guests when they can expect to arrive. Stay tuned to our Severe Weather page, this blog, and our Facebook page for updates and information. Our Severe Weather page will have information on each vacation home and say whether it is accessible and inhabitable. We look forward to seeing everyone as soon as we can.

Unfortunately, at this time it looks like I will be evacuating as well. As much as I would love to stay at home and keep you all updated throughout the storm, I feel it is in my best interest to get safely out of the way of Hurricane Irene. This storm looks much different than Hurricane Earl last year, as we only experienced 60 mph winds with gusts in the 70′s. The forecast for Hurricane Irene currently shows sustained winds of at least 110 mph when it makes landfall. I don’t think I want to be standing in the way of those kinds of winds. We will definitely continue to update on our sites listed above, so stay tuned there, but unfortunately just not in the form of videos.

Current conditions from Duck on Hurricane Irene:

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