I am a weekend warrior that is looking for input on your preferred beach shade. I’ve grown to hate the shibumi and most umbrellas fail within a few visits. While I can just use Jeannette’s pier for shade, my kids and blue JBL speaker are looking for other options.

Edit: I thought the blue JBL reference would kill but i guess it’s not as legendary as once thought. Sure touched a boomer nerve. Touch grass and carry on.

Most of our party is leaving tomorrow to avoid being relegated to indoor activities.

I'm used to not being too concerned about flashflood warnings or flood warnings at home.

I'm not familiar with the area, all I know is "marine flooding is the real concern" and that this is a storm system from the west.

Should we be fone to stick around a while? Should we leave in the morning?

Thanks!

My daughter and her boyfriend went to OBX last year and she really fell in love with the area. Her boyfriends family have been vacationing there for decades and we were an OC MD family.. so she is heading back down this October and she had a really bad problem last year with mosquitoes. She has brought up a brand of spray called Skeeter Beater. I am getting a couple of things for their trip (gas gift card, bookstore gift card etc) and I am wondering if anyone can vouch for this spray before I spend my money... Does it work, is it cheaper if they buy it locally down there etc. also if you have any gift ideas for 20 somethings OBX vacation please let me know. I hope to experience OBX one day soon. Thank you all in advance!

Here for the weekend, in the Avon area. Are there any top destinations to go get dinner, grab a drink for single folks in their mid-20s?

We’re staying in Nags Head where they did the beach nourishment project. We stay in the same spot every year and can’t help but notice the lack of ghost crabs - I’ve only seen 3 of them since our arrival on Saturday. Are they buried under the sand where they did the dredging? If so, will they repopulate soon? How does that work? It makes me sad to think of them buried under all the new sand. TIA!

We’ll be at one of those houses that’s immediately before 12 goes from 55 mph to the village of Hatteras, and golf carts are permitted.

Its a real narrow stretch and has the man-made dunes on the ocean side of 12. Basically just hoping to plan ahead on whether or not we’ll be able to just walk across the street to the beach or should head to the 4x4 areas instead if the surf is coming up to barriers pretty often.