obx as perfect winter getaway

Washington Post Writer Discovers Outer Banks in the Winter

For those of us who live on the Outer Banks, winter is a magical time of the year. It seems that Washington Post writer Graham Cornwell has discovered the wonder of life on a sandbar as well.

“I recently returned from the ultimate getaway: a trip to a cold, rainy beach in the middle of the winter.

Hear me out. A trip to the beach in winter is the purest form of escape. There is no worry about the weather. A summer beach vacation can be knocked off course by a few days of rain, but not a winter trip. There are no activities on the daily calendar, because not much is open and there is no hurry to grab a good spot on the beach. There is no packing, carrying, unpacking and repacking beach chairs, coolers and sand toys several times a day, because I do not want to sit for a very long time on a frigid and windy beach.”

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