2019, Oct 11-14: Eggshells in The Outer Banks

[Hidalga]

Eggshells in The Outer Banks (OBX) Rally, North Carolina

 

Friday, Oct. 11th — Monday, Oct. 14th 2019

 

Dare to venture out and explore on Columbus Day Weekend at Camp Hatteras. Whether you want to climb above the high-water mark at historical lighthouses or just stick your toes in the sand, The Outer Banks is overflowing with pioneering activities.

 

Spread your wings and discover The Outer Banks while sharing the nest with other fiberglass eggs.

 

Rally registration opens at the beginning of the 2019 New Year. For further information and to register, please go to Eggshells in The Outer Banks - Fiberglass Travel Trailer Rally

 

[Hidalga]

Registration is now available and we’ve got a groovy sticker this year! (For you design enthusiasts, it incorporates Pantone’s 2019 color of the year; Living Coral)

 

Make your reservations on the rally website and be part of the nest in the Outer Banks:

 

http://www.rvcompass.com/OBXrally/reserve.html

 

[Hidalga]

OBX News Update

 

Exciting things are happening in the Outer Banks!

 

Are you a Shark fan? Then the Outer Banks is a hot spot for you:

 

https://islandfreepress.org/outer-banks-news/cluster-of-great-white-sharks-off-outer-banks-garner-attention-from-shark-trackers/

 

15-foot great white shark tracked off the Carolinas. It weighs 2,137 pounds:

 

https://www.charlotteobserver.com/news/local/article230332489.html

 

Watch the YouTube video on the Bonner Bridge Replacement Project Update. It'll be an awesome drive!

 

 

After being closed for two years, the renovations are complete and the memorial is open this year! Grand Reopening of the Wright Brothers National Memorial Visitor Center:

 

https://www.nps.gov/wrbr/index.htm

 

Learn more about the Outer Banks here:

 

https://www.outerbanks.org/

 

 

 

Are you looking to attend Eggshells in The Outer Banks? Sign up at our rally website:

 

http://www.rvcompass.com/OBXrally/index.html

 

 

[mokid]

Do many Oliver owners go to this rally?

[Hidalga]

Hi mokid,

 

We certainly don't get the numbers as a titled Oliver rally, but we do get many attendees and the Oliver owners at the last event were inundated with showing requests. I'd recommend to decide beforehand if you want to "show", and if so, make appointment times so you can also enjoy personal time.

[Hidalga]

Only for the Salty Adventurers

 

2019 is shaping to be the best educational event yet. Set in one of the most dynamic geologic locations on Earth, this strip of ever-shifting sandy land will make you appreciate the planet we occupy.

 

Carry your trailer wheels to a place that we can experience an ever-changing environment and the salty souls who inhabit it. To top off the video posted on the rally's site: Ribbon of Sand - North Carolina's Outer Banks, we also encourage you to watch the YouTube video

that presents the new Bonner Bridge, which is a vital part to safe navigation for NC.

 

The Oregon Inlet remains one of the most dangerous passages for any vessel anywhere on the East Coast and unless you’re bringing your camper via ferry system, you’ll be travelling over the new Bonner Bridge.

[Hidalga]

We Dare You

I write this to y’all as Dorian dumps a bucket of water on us and sends puffs our way…

It’s not our first hurricane Rodeo. In fact, this year we’ve taken on the rally theme, “We Dare You”.

 

Camp Hatteras is located in Dare County, NC. Named after Virginia Dare, the first English child born in a New World overseas.

 

The Outer Banks folks are pros and everyone needs to take "recovery" lessons from them. Your concerns are recognized, however, I have the confidence in our camp to pull it off. Only if another hurricane is imminent on our rally weekend (like Matthew), Camp Hatteras will make it happen.

 

I'm currently returning from the SD rally, Inyan, sitting in a McDonalds parking lot for the night (and thank you McD for free, super strong wi-fi) just 100 miles out of Wilmington, NC. The wind gives just a gentle rocking in the trailer, and I know where I'm going for a fast breakfast and coffee in the morning. So far, all roads are passable.

 

The best part about all this pelting rain is the plethora of dead insects and birds stuck to my car and trailer from the long road trip, which are naturally getting pressure-washed away. Makes the destination wash down SO much easier!

 

I know that our OBX camp will be ready for us as they have multiple years in the past. That's why we're the salty adventurers who Dare…

 

So join us salty, sandy adventurers. “We Dare You!”

[Hidalga]

Eggshells in The Outer Banks Free Site Giveaway!

 

Camp Hatteras is sponsoring a free campsite for the rally weekend. That's a full-hook up site for 3 nights, and access to all the amenities. If you'd like to join us, sign up now!

 

Drawing will close and the winner will be contacted on September 30, 2019. Please one entry per person. If you've already registered with the rally, you've been automatically entered for a chance to win, so no extra signup on your part.

 

Follow this link to win a chance at the free site giveaway and join us in the Outer Banks: https://jpatane.wufoo.com/forms/z1wni3yf0x3t2p7/

 

 

 

Registered participants should have received an email earlier today that links the Schedule of Events and a trivia map, along with other OBX news. We’ve also updated the rally website for everyone.

 

NOTE: The last day to reserve online is October 2, 2019. There will be a registration fee increase for walk-ins after the online cut-off date.

[Hidalga]

New Program Added!

 

After your morning coffee, stick around Sunday at 8:30am for Beachcombing Biology: the stories your beach finds tell, featuring all types of beachcombing treasures such as shells, egg cases, UFOs (unidentified found objects), bones, etc.

There will be interactive board games to play on (Beach Bingo and Shell Bingo) – matching the item with its correct common name.

 

This program is presented by Terri Kirby-Hathaway, Marine Educational Specialist with NC Sea Grant, and contributing author of North Carolina’s Amazing Coast.

 

In addition, she has some door prizes for correct answers to her trivia questions.

 

Terri will have copies for her book for purchase, North Carolina’s Amazing Coast: Natural Wonders from Alligators to Zoeas, and she’ll be happy to autograph any of those that are purchased.

 

We'll send registered participants an updated schedule Oct. 1st. (We're currently working on another rally treat for you...)

 

 

 

[Hidalga]

"No bird soars in a calm."

—Wilbur Wright

[John E Davies]

Interesting article on the south part (Cape Lookout area) and the effects of an extraordinary coastal storm surge on the environment....

 

https://www.nationalparkstraveler.org/2019/09/breaching-cape-lookout-national-seashore

 

Good luck on your event, it is quite a bit too far away for me to even think about.

 

John Davies

 

Spokane WA

 

 

[Hidalga]

Thanks John,

 

Yes, the Outer Banks is one of the most dynamic places on earth and always shifting.

 

Shifting like a travel trailer! If you can't make it out for a rally, it might be a location to consider for your bucket list.

[Hidalga]

One More Day to Register!

 

That’s right, Eggshells 2019 is the most educational EVER and we’re super excited.

 

We Dare You to take on the challenges.

 

The stickers are in (and look great), the learning stations are ready and we just finished building the “prop” art.

The food truck is waiting, fish are hungry for the bait, saltwater wants you to splash it, we have a free campsite winner and pirates are ready to party!

 

Registered participants are getting the last planned email this evening, filled with links including an updated Rally Schedule, campground news, an OBX Trivia Map, the Anchor Grill food truck menu (that is currently open to special requests) and the official OBX Bucket List of great things to do.

 

If you haven’t registered yet, do so in the next 24 hours so we’ll have enough clam chowder for y’all to taste! To sign up, go to: http://www.rvcompass.com/OBXrally/reserve.html

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How To Walk-In Register:

 

The online registration is now closed as we prepare and pack for the rally. If you still want to join us on October 11th, there is a walk-in registration fee of $25 (cash only).

 

Please register with the rally at the Soundside conference center first, beginning at 1:30pm. You'll need to present your rally badge at the Camp Hatteras office check-in for the rally rate and site assignment.

 

Have inquiries or changes? Email RV Compass and we’ll be happy to sort it out.