This was a hard video to watch. I lost my wife in December of 2020. Our last trip we took before she got sick was to the Outer Banks. We came over from Cedar Island on the Ferry and stayed in Hatteras for a week. We travelled the banks from top to bottom each day. We made a lot of wonderful memories and seeing this brought back all of those memories. I wish that I could take her there again but I know I can't. Thank you for putting this on here.
@troygunter2848
3 ай бұрын
God Bless You Brother ! Always remember the Good Times , those Damn Good Times...those memories last a lifetime !!!
@gregorylatta8159
2 ай бұрын
I lost my wife in March 2020. I understand.
@whatevervideos542635
Ай бұрын
Im so sorry to hear this i hope through the pain theres still happy memoires when you see the outer banks
@Mad___Marston
25 күн бұрын
Sorry for your loss man God Bless, I hope you’re doing better today brother.
@MiguelAngel-oh1ub
3 жыл бұрын
Ocracoke is where I’m meant to be. Just got back recently, and as always never wanted to leave. Nothing but beaches and beauty.
@Skocappin
2 жыл бұрын
same here man its a beautiful island
@sphexes
Жыл бұрын
Then the dingbatters come...
@walterward8164
3 жыл бұрын
Still has some of the charm I can remember from my youth. In the 60s.
@phil2u48
3 жыл бұрын
I remember hating it as a kid in the ‘50’s : miles and miles of dunes and sometimes the road would be washed out. We had to pack food and take a cooler with ice and jugs of water. There were only ferries after crossing from Manteo, and if you missed the Hatteras one, you were stuck. Once we had to turn back and spend the night in Manteo. We did it every summer anyway.
@theelite4049
3 жыл бұрын
I love the OBX such a beautiful place I used to go there in the summer times. Thanks for doing this drive, brought back a lot of wonderful memories. 👍 😎
@jonathanlea3600
3 жыл бұрын
Hey! I live on Ocracoke! 2 things 1. You're speeding 2. The crappiest most run down house on this island doesn't sell for less than 200k , so I don't know where you got that info. Awesome channel, and thanks for stopping by!
@MrOhmygoditsben
3 жыл бұрын
I can attest to this. My mother retired to the outer banks a few years back and bought a very crappy run down house in Avon for about 275,000.
@phishead4003
3 жыл бұрын
I live in Kill Devil Hills. The price of living is WAY TOO HIGH compared to your working wages.
@TheBowersj
3 жыл бұрын
@@phishead4003 working wages are between $25-$300 per hour during the season. I loved working here but drove an hour and a half to do it each way.
@Singlesix6
2 ай бұрын
It's now 3 years later and a fairly nice to nice 2BR/1BA runs anywhere from $400k to $490k. 2BR/2BA could be over $500k. The Park Service owns the island except for the village. The village is said to be 4 sq.miles, but that must include all the marshes and wetlands, too.
@GAESC0
3 жыл бұрын
Thank you so so so much for this drive. I spent the most beautiful time of my life here in OBX.
@kaitlynf5202
3 жыл бұрын
I was born and raised on the OBX!! I moved to Charlotte, NC for college but come home every summer and any chance I get. Thanks for making this video & showcasing how pretty it is!
@nofluffingtv3037
3 жыл бұрын
No mention of the Wright brothers and kill devil hills history??? Cmonnn man
@prague7706
3 жыл бұрын
Don’t whine or you’ll be vaporized
@jeremyaxel
3 жыл бұрын
I was also expecting him to mention the wright brothers
@jillmorton3096
3 жыл бұрын
Outer Banks is my happy place💕💕
@jasong3652
3 жыл бұрын
Its mine too! Can't wait to get back!
@donaldprice9230
3 жыл бұрын
Good one Nick!!! I drove the banks once. It was an excellent surprise. Thanks for this memory!!!
@rachelc.5463
3 жыл бұрын
Nick, my husband grew up taking vacations to Outer Banks. His parents would pitch a tent at Cape Hatteras on the beach. I've always wanted to go there. Thanks for sharing your video.
@charlespipitone2324
3 жыл бұрын
My 10yo son and I just did this 33 day road trip. From jersey, to Florida, myrtle, and this whole stretch. Going north of course. Absolutely the best unplanned last minute get a way I've ever experienced. I cant wait to do it again.
@charlespipitone2324
2 жыл бұрын
4/27/22 Looking forward to another (almost not planned) trip in a couple weeks. This time we doing this area southbound with our dirtbikes.
@michaelsuzio4364
2 жыл бұрын
I'm doing the trip now louisiana to florida to sc nc I'm in delaware skip the jersey shore I lived there for a few years already trying to get to montauk next have to wait till next week to go almost out of money for gas
@Yoursistersazz
Жыл бұрын
It should take less than 5 days
@julieDJTFP
3 жыл бұрын
For the first 26 years of my life, I went to the Outer Banks every year for a week or more. Nice blast from the past.
@graceandglory1948
3 жыл бұрын
Great job, Nick! Thank you for being the eyes of so many who can't travel anymore. We appreciate you!
@NickJohnson
3 жыл бұрын
Ok Patricia
@CityGeek
3 жыл бұрын
I love the outer banks
@33Donner77
3 жыл бұрын
In the spring of 1942, German U-boats prowled the ocean off the Outer Banks of North Carolina and sank freighters at will. By June, they had sunk 397 merchant vessels (and over 5,000 lives) and the area earned the name "Torpedo Junction." This may have not been widely reported at the time as it did not fit the Narrative for winning the war. The NC Outer Banks is a good place to visit, but has few medical specialist offices if you need those services.
@mlawson84
3 жыл бұрын
Thanks for the drive, Nick. My wife’s family rented a beach house in Salvo once - it’s so remote that I’d never seen so many stars in the sky at night aside from maybe the Grand Canyon
@NickJohnson
3 жыл бұрын
Yes Michael it is! ✨
@rebecca9949
Жыл бұрын
i know this is an old comment but YAY. I just booked a rental in Salvo this summer and have been second guessing renting something in such a remote area. But this makes me happy. I can't wait to stare at the stars at night.
@SageWeiss
3 жыл бұрын
I grew up vacationing in Corolla it’s one of the best places on earth.
@avasimone1419
3 жыл бұрын
ah same!
@PrO_GaMiNgElite
3 жыл бұрын
Yep went to oceracoke every year for 15 years straight
@tankprice1951
3 жыл бұрын
I wanna go but have no idea about where to stay
@KP-do2ss
3 жыл бұрын
Isn't that where all of the wild horses are? I would love to see them.
@SageWeiss
3 жыл бұрын
@@tankprice1951 my families Beach house was in a place called Corolla light resort.
@bernadettepacitti7119
3 жыл бұрын
Manteo was the home of Andy Griffith in his retirement years!
@waylandharrington8758
3 жыл бұрын
I used to walk through his property all the time til the cops started catching people for trespassing
@youtubeuploads7208
3 жыл бұрын
WOW- I had no idea - thanks for sharing this. It's a beautiful place I am going to visit soon.
@sks1024
3 жыл бұрын
It was his home full time. Not retirement years.
@erichammond9308
Жыл бұрын
Nice video, but I'd like to point out that Ocracoke is the most geologically stable part of the outer banks, and while other parts have seen erosion from mild winter storms wreck beachfront property, until hurricane Dorian swamped and did damage to many homes, no house in the village of Ocracoke has been totally destroyed in several hundred years. In fact, the settlers of the lost colony entered the pamlico sound through Ocracoke inlet, since the Oregon inlet and Hatteras inlet did not exist in 1587
@jillmorton3096
3 жыл бұрын
Those birds on the ocean looked like something out of an Alfred Hitchcock movie😱
@TheBowersj
3 жыл бұрын
Sanderlings...theres a community there named after them
@kharris1972kh
3 жыл бұрын
You take me places that I cant go! Ty ❤
@clowning81
3 жыл бұрын
Looks so peaceful there.
@Stick0413
3 жыл бұрын
very much so, it is my "happy place."
@RouletteRog
3 жыл бұрын
We vacationed on the Outer Banks every summer when I was a kid. I LOVE OBX. We would stay in Avon (at Avon Cottages) every year and got to know the owners Earl and Daisy well.
@sarageorge7631
26 күн бұрын
Thank you for this tour. My husband and I are planning to do a lighthouse tour of NC and this is the main part of our plans. This helped us a lot as to what to expect.
@BeautyOnEarth
2 жыл бұрын
To everyone who is reading this, you’re beautiful and an amazing person. Please exercise frequently and eat more fruits/veggies. I wish you all good health, great success, and everlasting happiness!!!!!!!!
@RandomlyGenius
3 жыл бұрын
Thanks for the drive
@paulscottfilms
3 жыл бұрын
That was a good trip, the music interesting also. I wondered how the camera work was done. The stabilisation was perfect and someone was working the camera angles, absolutely no window glare . Too good all together
@NickJohnson
3 жыл бұрын
Paul - iPhone selfie stick out the sunroof
@Hey_its_Koda
3 жыл бұрын
I want to retire near boone and blowing rock NC. Its beautiful.
@nosnerd1967
Жыл бұрын
By far the best video out there for OBX … this is exactly what I’ve been looking for -excellent narration in videography. Thank you. Al Ottawa Ontario Canada 🇨🇦
@l.t.9245
Жыл бұрын
This was so well done and just what I was searching for as we plan our very first trip to the island. Thank you, Thank you, Thank you!!!!
@caseypmakeup
3 жыл бұрын
My favorite place on earth!! We go every sunday for an overnight trip in the summer and we count down the days until the season starts back over!!!
@nofluffingtv3037
3 жыл бұрын
Wow, in only 30 minutes! Where’s the police chase cam?
@delphinenyirahabimanam.d.8510
3 жыл бұрын
Your videos got me through a lot! Good ride, and clear sky!
@NickJohnson
3 жыл бұрын
Ok! ❤️
@FleurHarleaux
3 жыл бұрын
Just beautiful...thanks so much for sharing.😊👍🏼
@conniecrawford5231
3 жыл бұрын
Love states that have wild horses, esp. on the beach!
@NickJohnson
3 жыл бұрын
I wish I saw them!
@KP-do2ss
3 жыл бұрын
@@NickJohnson You should tour western NC this summer or fall. Go to Charlotte and west and a little north. You should drive all over the mountains and go to Mt. Mitchell, Grandfather mountain, Blowing Rock, Boone, Cherokee, Maggie Valley and many other beautiful mountain towns in N.C.
@mgtowp.l.7756
3 жыл бұрын
Thank You Very Much For Sharing Nick.. Could you Make A Video On Amarillo, Texas Abilene, Texas, And San Angelo Texas? Thanks Do Many Canadians Apart From Myself Watch your Videos?
@smooveman7558
3 жыл бұрын
My parents are thinking about going to vacation here so I showed them this and they loved it, thanks for helping.
@NickJohnson
3 жыл бұрын
Good! Go in the off season it so much more relaxed
@smooveman7558
3 жыл бұрын
@@NickJohnson thanks man! Love the videos keep it up
@johnjorgensen6301
3 жыл бұрын
Thank you Nick Johnson. My family and I I have intended for over 20 years to visit the Outer Banks. For a myriad of reasons, every time we started to plan for it, something came up. This gave me a good taste of what it is like, and for that I am very appreciative. Hope you enjoy Super Bowl Sunday. What is Mappy's favorite snack? Somehow, I don't see Karen as a very good cook...
@Hans_Moleman925
3 жыл бұрын
OBX is my happy place. Greatest beach on the Atlantic coast
@iamjoshdunbar
3 жыл бұрын
Sigh.... I’m in Alaska right now for work and I have 19 day until I go home to my great state of NC.... been here in Alaska since August so I have a beach home rented and waiting for me!!! Love NC
@NickJohnson
3 жыл бұрын
Lucky!!!
@meganb.6619
3 жыл бұрын
Was just there in October 2020 Avon!! Best Family vacation ever! Corolla was my first time there. Then Duck, Waves, Salvo, then this year Avon on Hatteras Island just love it
@NickJohnson
3 жыл бұрын
Yay Megan!
@thorsden5562
3 жыл бұрын
Lived in Hatteras village in the 70's. Surfed, fished, worked fileting fish in the summer at the docks. I worked at Captain Peele's restaurant as well. Met some great people. The summer was always busy and the tourist business was hopping. I fell in love with many girls that came down in the summer. Great memories from long ago.
@NickJohnson
3 жыл бұрын
Sounds like it!
@vijikrish4353
Жыл бұрын
Excellent video👌😍I just returned back from a trip to OBX....your video made me feel like revisiting the place.Thank you for the wonderful experience.We drove only till Manteo to the visit the Aquarium but did not go to Hatteras or beyond that.I wish I had seen your video before so we could have taken the ferry rides to Okracoke & Cedar Islands.Anyways...I appreciate your video...Thank you & God bless.We are from NJ & it took us 8hrs to drive to OBX.We were at the Barrier Island Resort situated at Duck.We visited the Bodi Lighthouse & watched Avatar 2 at Kill Devil Hills.Was fascinated by the seaside houses as we drove along & it was good to know their prices....I assumed they must be more than a million😊
@wandahall4435
3 жыл бұрын
Happy Sunday Everyone!!! 💞💞💞 Me some Nick & Mappy!!! Shout out to SGC
@buckeyechick1359
2 жыл бұрын
Cor-ahh-la. Lol. And those houses are well over 1 mil.
@lcinflorida8728
3 жыл бұрын
This has been wonderful! Thank you for this!!!
@NickJohnson
3 жыл бұрын
Ok!
@jacksonconley5117
Жыл бұрын
For anyone who goes to the Outer Banks, Mama Kwans is a must go to restaurant. They serve the best wontons and pork in the world.
@kennedymcgovern5413
2 жыл бұрын
Retired Navy. I have spent a lot of time on Bodie and Roanoke Islands, so I know exactly where he is, at every turn, as he drives from Corolla to Manteo. Now that retirement is here, my wife and I are considering relocating there, so I am listening for the home prices from his research, as he drives. He started at 600K in Carolla, and I thought: "keep driving" haha. Then he got to Manteo and I thought: "Now you are in the sweet spot, buddy." Hell, I am retired Navy...not retired Pelosi stock trader!! Now I will resume the video and get ton the parts south of Manteo that I don't know as well, because I am liking the way the numbers seem to be trending as he drives south!
@luckygirl75
2 жыл бұрын
Thanks, Nick for another great video. BTW Corolla is pronounced Corallla. Not like the Toyota.
@sandeepp6300
3 жыл бұрын
Thank you! I have driven there so often and remember all the roads
@dvb3230
3 жыл бұрын
We go to the obx every summer and stay in kitty hawk. We love the low dunes in that area that the smaller 3-4 bedroom beach road homes offer if you have a small group and would like to go a bit cheaper with a beach road fronted home compared to oceanfront. This video makes me even more excited for vacation this summer. Thanks for posting!
@NickJohnson
3 жыл бұрын
Have fun!!
@prague7706
3 жыл бұрын
Amazing video! The music almost put me to sleep.
@kentuckianaboy
3 жыл бұрын
OBX is awesome 👏! Great video, Nick! Lost Colony @ Roanoke is one of my favorite tales from history!
@AnitaX0099
3 жыл бұрын
NC12!!! That’s what I plan to do later this month! From south to north though. Thanks Nick!
@SlowedByMaple
3 жыл бұрын
This is Something Else. Great Work!
@billbergendahl2911
20 күн бұрын
When I visited the Outer Banks I read about an outdoor drama called "The Lost Colony".
@TheOriginalMarimoChan
2 жыл бұрын
I thoroughly enjoyed this, and your music too...very satisfying! Thank you!
@Victory1981
3 жыл бұрын
Roanoke and Okracoke really intrigue me. Nice vid!
@marionwallsten7507
3 жыл бұрын
Thank you for this great information which included housing cost as well!
@NickJohnson
3 жыл бұрын
I try :)
@kneesusforjesus2879
3 жыл бұрын
Cool vid nick
@mlynn2161
3 жыл бұрын
Oh this is cool!! I love the Outer Banks!!!
@williamperryjr1324
3 жыл бұрын
Nights In Rodanthe was set in the OBX. A book by Nicholas Sparks, and it became a film in 2008.
@Cornsyrupisgood
2 жыл бұрын
id expect it to be set there rodanthe is in obx
@lewismabe4497
3 жыл бұрын
The ferry to Swan Quarter is a beautiful ride as well. There's alot of history on that side of the sound along with several small fishing villages like Engelhard!
@lewismabe4497
3 жыл бұрын
The inner banks offer solace and a restful enjoyment you cant find anywhere else within an hour drive back to Nags Head.
@NickJohnson
3 жыл бұрын
Fun!!
@SudeepRohit
3 жыл бұрын
Please take the I-75 ! Would love a driving video around the great smoky mountains area..and hey a Florida drive around wont hurt either ! I miss the West Palm Beach area so much :(
@NickJohnson
3 жыл бұрын
I did that already!
@SudeepRohit
3 жыл бұрын
@@NickJohnson Really ! Gee, thanks ! Ill hunt that video down :)
@kaybrown4010
3 жыл бұрын
Beautiful! Thanks, Nick!
@tomwagstaff7781
3 жыл бұрын
Well Nick, your drove past my place in Kill Devil Hills and you failed to mention the Wright Brothers Memorial. The site of the first power flight that took place over 100 years ago. While you are in NC, at least you are not trashing where I live in VA.
@NickJohnson
3 жыл бұрын
Ok Tom!
@RomaineMelvin-zi3iv
3 ай бұрын
Great video i always wanted to see what it looked like on the outer Banks
@jjlebon6798
3 жыл бұрын
Love seeing all the birds at the ferry
@donnasellers9422
Жыл бұрын
Beautiful wish I lived there thank you for another great video
@NickJohnson
Жыл бұрын
Glad you enjoyed it
@teresasmith8946
3 жыл бұрын
It is one of the most beautiful places earth.If you decide to go leave nothing on the beach but your footprints. If you see a wild horse follow the rules stay 50 ft away do not feed or leave food for it. Don't 4 wheel on the dunes basically follow all the rules they are there to protect you and the magnificent environment. Be carefull swimming even if you are a strong swimmer no lifeguard and waves and current can be rough and very strong.
@kellysaunooke740
3 жыл бұрын
Lovely drive and I love coastal towns like this.They are quaint and charming.
@chrisdeluca1475
Жыл бұрын
Thank you for making this video. Very informative. I’ve never been to the OBX and wish to visit in the near future. This helps me to decide where to go. TY 😊
@willasage23240
3 жыл бұрын
Thanks for all of this amazing content
@NickJohnson
3 жыл бұрын
Lol ok!! Miss you guys!!!! Sneak down here for a visit!! Please!
@CoastalKite
3 жыл бұрын
Technically, that’s not all of the outer banks. Just the northern half. You still have Ocracoke, Portsmouth Island, Cape Lookout, Shackleford Banks and the area from Atlantic Beach down to Emerald Isle.
@deidramartin6762
3 жыл бұрын
Nice vid Nick 👍🏽 I believe the movie Just Cause took place on Kill Devils Hill.
@RockyBaker-ze9td
2 ай бұрын
❤Thank you beautiful places love you all God bless you
@TrippEvans
3 жыл бұрын
I live in Wilmington and driving up the Outer Banks is on my bucket list
@NickJohnson
3 жыл бұрын
Do it soon!
@XxMisfitsjoshxX
3 жыл бұрын
My Home!!!!
@shivangjuneja7516
3 жыл бұрын
You live there wow!,How is it out there?
@IndianaCrane
3 жыл бұрын
I can’t wait to visit the OBX! 💙this vid!
@NickJohnson
3 жыл бұрын
Love you!
@shelleywilliams8201
2 жыл бұрын
Very nice video. Obx is an awesome place. I wonder what the price is at that gas station today? I know it's a lot more than $2.85.
@VL1975
Жыл бұрын
Used to go there as a kid. Once in 1988 then in 1989. We stayed in Southern Shores. After Hurricane Hugo, the beach was completely washed up and pushed back. Seems it changed the landscape. Beautiful area to vacation. It's nice for once to watch one of your videos where it's not the WORST! lol
@num7088
3 жыл бұрын
The music and footage remind meof "Eternal Sunshineof the Spotless Mind".
@lenodesignusa224
3 жыл бұрын
Sup Nick! I like the ocracoke island amazing place for the summer times, thx for doing this drive.. peace out!
@NickJohnson
3 жыл бұрын
It's a cool place!
@Stick0413
3 жыл бұрын
Now try that drive in peak season and see how long it takes you. Just the VA/NC 168 and then USA 158 over the Wright Brothers bridge can be a headache. Then you have the northern beaches, which can be a real pain as its only a two lane road and still plenty of traffic. That is why I support the northern bridge that has been proposed, probably 20 plus years away as the Basnight Bridge and Jug Handle bridge (currently under construction to alleviate a big number of the wash outs) you talked about and were shown were constructed decades after they should have been. Then you would get to the ferry and during peak season, you could be waiting hours. Off season does have its perks.
@LMDinNC
3 жыл бұрын
My father always went to Ocracoke in May and October and those are really ideal times to go. You can wait a long time in a hot ferry line in summer if you don’t plan well.
@TheBowersj
3 жыл бұрын
The 5 hour experience...
@TheBowersj
3 жыл бұрын
Literraly quicker to walk or ride a bike
@aaronz9410
2 жыл бұрын
@@LMDinNC sadly in the past couple of years May and October have became just about as busy as in season. Late November through late February are the new offseason it seems.
@shaunskerbitz8714
2 жыл бұрын
Thank you for the tour! We can't wait for our first OBX to ocracoke in July. We were wondering whether we'd want to jump to Hatteras for a day? You answered it. Thx!!
@NickJohnson
2 жыл бұрын
Ok Shaun!
@candiceyoung8244
3 жыл бұрын
Gorgeous area. Thank you 😊
@tobiasjansen5434
3 жыл бұрын
nice video nick
@redboy09100
3 жыл бұрын
Love the south!! Look at all the live oak trees and long leaf pines!!
@SraAmoraVida
5 ай бұрын
Very cool video. Beautiful scenery.
@Bingus_Bangus
2 жыл бұрын
I saw our beach house. Cool.
@kevindavis4709
3 жыл бұрын
You need to come on down to Morehead City NC check out our beach.
@monkeydink9933
3 жыл бұрын
I bet Nappy would have loved the outer banks...all the beaches and whatnot. And maybe HIS map body may have the locations of some buried pirate treasures...
@bertafaulknier4724
2 жыл бұрын
No Avon? My absolute favorite part of the Outer Banks. Loved the rest of the tour though!
@clawexplosion5763
3 жыл бұрын
Did you know that the famous monster truck Grave Digger is from Kill Devil Hills
@TheBowersj
3 жыл бұрын
He drove across the sound in his truck too through 14 feet deep water
@wayneking7700
3 жыл бұрын
Good Afternoon, Nick Johnson I'm early.
@Vl7248
3 жыл бұрын
Thankyou for providing these virtual tours! Always wanted to visit but now I’ve done it for free! Seems pleasant but not worth my time. Rather save my money to visit the moon or Mars
@anthonylegore1517
2 жыл бұрын
A video drive by does not do this place justice. I encourage you to give it a try. The people and the area are both are great experience
@Vl7248
2 жыл бұрын
@@anthonylegore1517 if you fit into the accepted class of privilege I’m sure it’s very pleasant and delightful.
@anthonylegore1517
2 жыл бұрын
@@Vl7248 What is that supposed to mean? Good luck in your pipe dreams to visit either the Moon or Mars. Not at all very likely.
@duncangardner6533
3 жыл бұрын
You probably didn't even realize that you drove past one of the last remaining Futuro Pods located in Frisco.
@jeanilouva9751
9 ай бұрын
Yes, one of the coolest things in Frisco. I got to meet the "spaceman" who owns what I call the UFO house. Unfortunately, it caught fire not long ago. A local oddity, gone.
@ladyjane9980
10 ай бұрын
Nick, I have spent 40 years on the banks. There is much more to the Outer Banks than you let on.
@GardengalAAA
8 ай бұрын
So make a video lol
@karenmchugh5511
3 жыл бұрын
Thanks for doing this video, I found it super helpful in visualizing a trip to the OBX next year
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