> Can't find Carolla on the Map. I was just up on Hatteras/Ocracoke, (and > Beaufort, Morehead City, and Newbern on the mainland) though, and there > are tons of outfitters up there. I know the owners of AB Kayaks in > Beaufort, There good people, and they know their stuff. So if Carolla > happens to be around Beaufort, go talk to them. Tell them the guy whose > wife bought the "Bottlenosed Baja" (don't ask :-) )sent you. > Keep Going north... past Kill Devil Hills, Kitty Hawk, Nags Head, and Duck. Then, you should be right at about Corolla. It's getting pretty close to the Virginia Border. There are several outfitters in the area, such as Kitty Hawk Sports and Kitty Hawk Outdoors. There is a good kayaking guide to the OBX as well. It's called Sea Kayaking North Carolina. I've got the author and ISBN at home, if you want it. Camping.... lots, but all but one are private campgrounds. There is, however, a National Park camp ground a little further south, nestled in the sand dunes, a mere 50 yards from the beach. It's either $15 or $18 per night - I don't recall which - it's got pit toilets and a bath house, but that's about it. The camp sites are a little close together as well. It's right there at Bodie Inlet. The area is preserved, so although the resort area is within a 15 minute drive, the camp ground and beaches are fairly isolated. Driving time from there to Corolla is going to be about 45 minutes, though, due to having to go through the resort area to get to Corolla, and you won't be on any major roads. Regarding paddling, there are lots of places. What do you like? Marshes, beaches, woods, birds, dolphin, etc etc. Even got some mid size gators close by at Alligator River and Milltail Creek, if you want to go slightly inland. Tell me what kind of environment you want and I'll give you some location ideas. Although I've taken a weeks vacation there every year since 1978, I've just in the past couple years begun kayaking the area. But, I do have a few trip reports written up in "WORD" that include some photos, images of Nav. Charts, some statistics, etc. If you want to take a look at them, I can send them to you as attachments.... I don't have my own web site to point you to. Rick *************************************************************************** PaddleWise Paddling Mailing List - Any opinions or suggestions expressed here are solely those of the writer(s). You must assume the entire responsibility for reliance upon them. All postings copyright the author. Submissions: PaddleWise_at_PaddleWise.net Subscriptions: PaddleWise-request_at_PaddleWise.net Website: http://www.paddlewise.net/ ***************************************************************************Received on Mon Jun 09 2003 - 07:38:26 PDT
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