OUTER BANKS: the BEST road trip of the USA East Coast?
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- เผยแพร่เมื่อ 19 ก.ค. 2024
- A complete guide to the perfect Outer Banks road trip in North Carolina - things to do and places to visit!
A 200 mile string of barrier islands. A ride, that feels like traveling between the ocean and sand. Culture, Nature, Peace. Visit the Outer Banks in North Carolina with me, and ride the complete Outer Banks Scenic Highway from Cedar island to Cape Hatteras and Nags Head.
00:00 Intro to the Outer Banks road trip
01:05 Ride to Cedar Island
07:52 Cedar Island to Ocracoke ferry
11:08 Scenic Ocracoke Island and the Ocracoke Lighthouse
14:34 Ferry from Ocracoke to Hatteras - a long wait!
18:25 Cape Hatteras - the heart of the Outer Banks (including the most beautiful hotel to stay at, best place to dine and shop and Hatteras Lighthouse)
25:29 The Outer Banks architetcure - a very special style
26:21 Bodie Island Lighthouse
27:29 Nags Head and the best diner to have breakfast (Sam & Omie's !)
28:51 Jockey's Ridge State Park - the tallest living sand dune system on the Atlantic coast
29:51 Wright Brothers National Memorial - the first successful, sustained, powered flight
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You actually are riding between the ocean and the sound. I live on the INNER BANKS and commercial fished on the Pamlico Sound with my late husband. We are a unique area and COMMUNITY. The Pamlico Sound is a powerful force to live with. We face hurricanes and still stay here. I always feel a little regret for those raving about their outer banks vacation because they missed the treasure across the Sound. Crossing the mighty Pamlico Sound is an experience all it's own! Glad you got close and shared the gift of the land and the locals. 💚
Been going to the Outer Banks for 20 years. Personally I never get sick of lighthouses, and I see them every year!
Thank you for taking the time to walk all the way up to the Wright brothers monument.😘 I would love to ride through the outer banks islands. The scenery is very beautiful. It would be nice to have more time to explore the outer banks. As always, thanks for posting your video. 🙏🏻👏👏👏👏✌️
Ahhhh, your appreciation of my hard walk to the monument is very nice to hear. 😂
I can highly recommend the outer banks as a travel destination if you are ever close - to me it was really worth the detour.
The drone footage is excellent and another outstanding video .Thank you so much for taking us to such beautiful places !
I have been going to the Outer Banks every year for about 15 years now. I stay in a house in Buxton, which is the little village that claims Hatteras Lighthouse as it's own. I've tried to explain to folks why I go every year to the same exact place. In the future, instead of trying in vain to explain it myself, I'm going to start showing your wonderful guide to them. Thank you very much for sharing this with us. 🙂
You are THE BEST tour guide! I didn't know Kitty Hawk was right on the ocean. Thank you for the ride!
Thank you for watching and the lovely words. Doing the best to show you guys the awesome places I visited!
Stunning, as usual. Which is extraordinary because, how do you continue to produce such amazing content, consistently, every post? I can't imagine, but G2G does so every time. Thanks for another grand tour! Cheers.
Awww thank you so much for these nice words! They mean a lot to me! 🥹
I speak from experience Lea, the Outer Banks, aka OBX, kept my wife and I coming back virtually every year since the 1980's. Now, health keeps us from going again. But, thanks for your wonderful video of reminders of why OBX and Ocracoke became such a special place for us. Thank you for choosing to go that way. By the way we never waited that long for a ferry to Hatteras Island. 👍👍👍
See, you are exactly the people I talked about in the video - that once you visit you want to return every year! I can really understand because it’s lovely. I am sorry to hear that at the moment you can’t travel there, but am very happy that I could at least take you on this virtual trip!
Rest assured Lea, your European and Oman rides are stunning as well. Be safe, God Bless.
A nice reminder of my vintage biplane flight over Kittihawke some years ago!
I live on the Outer Banks, thank you for visiting.
What an interesting beautiful place
It really is!
I've alwasy wanted one of those bikes to take my daughters exploring! Maybe one day soon I'll have me one.😊 Great video!
Great video thank you very well done. Thanks again cheers to ya.
Thanks for joining the ride!
WOW...Thanks again for the wonderful video tour and information ..travel safe..what a mean ferry guy..NO 🙄🏍
❤❤Good morning beautiful place thank you love you God bless you
I loved this video. Near and dear to my heart. I went to college in Chapel Hill and have a home on 12 S in Avon. You rode right past my house. We forget sometimes that NC is so beautiful.
Lea, this is your “new motorcycle friend” Steve (BMW GSA). Great video! That was a fun day. We had to wait 2 ferries (they wouldn’t let us squeeze in either). We made it to Kitty Hawk and just when we cleared, the big storm came so I waited it out under cover while the guy on the Harley rode to his hotel. You were better off staying down in the OBX, since it looks like you didn’t get hit with the storm.
wie immer ein Fest mit zu fahren. Danke
Excellent!! Your commentary, the videos, and the drone footages are so wonderful that it feels like we are right there with you. Amazing work and thank you!!
Totally agree about sunrises on the motorcycle. My favorite. Thank you for these wonderful videos!
this was realy wonderful, beautiful.and informative...... thanks beautiful lea....
Thank you for watching!
I bingewatch your videos and totally enjoy them .Love from 🇰🇪
The part of the video where you said you wanted breakfast but nothing was open, I was saying out loud, just a few more miles north and you get to Biscuits and Porn. Good quick breakfast stop on the fly, plus you'd get a new sticker for your bike. Nice video, but you were very close to experiencing much more of the OBX. You didn't walk to the dune at Jockeys Ridge I take it for you sure would have posted video from the top; you missed out there. What about Southern Shores up to Duck and Corolla? More beautiful sights, nature, and another lighthouse was waiting for you.
Stunning area, thank you for taking us with you👍🌼
Thank you for watching!!!
That was an absolutely wonderful, watching this splendid trip of your (OUTER BANKS). as usual,beautiful cinematography, really amazing scenes, good luck Lea 😍
Thank you so much!!!
Nice video! If you had continued north you would have visited Duck and Corolla and seen many other attractions including the wild ponies and some incredible beach cottages...there is also another interesting lighthouse called the Currituck Lighthouse which you can climb and see a bird's eye view of the island including the ocean and sound. Thank you for sharing. Safe journey!
It's good you're seeing this now, because just since '92 sea level has risen 10.1 centimeters (3.98 inches).
I see why you have the following you do, subscribed on this, the first of your videos I've watched.
yes we did outer banks May earlier this year.. We had one beautiful day of riding.. Then in came a nor'easter storm.
Just found your channel today and was impressed with the quality of your work! So professional and fun! Looking forward to watching your other episodes! I love the Outer Banks!
Leah, lovely episode! So enjoyed it! If you have not already done so, you should consider West Michigan US as a destination…. Grand Haven is a beautiful beach city (voted as Happiest Beach City in US by readers of a national newspaper, and is also Coast Guard USA City. From there, North along the Great Lakes coastline are other Great Lake beach towns that are well worth the visits!
Be sure to visit Empire, Michigan Glen Arbor and Northpointe , Michigan!
Very nice 👌
Fun video, we have been going to OBX for years. There is so much to do or do nothing at all. Glad you enjoyed it.
Top butiful
Excellent movie, I’ve just been there with my car and you have shown the best way to drive the Oouter Banks✌️
WOW another lovely ride, and since I am a passenger on the side car i had to slam on the brakes on the second ferry waiting lane; Drones' content 👏👏and I share the feeling on a boat, big waves make me feed the fish. The peace sign just superb.👌
Seasickness is really no joke - I love boats and the ocean, but they always mean trouble for me 😂😂😂
Fabulous! I can’t wait for the next one. Blue Ridge Parkway.
Great, I´m going to OB this August 2024
Glad You Enjoyed The Outer Banks, Besides The ferry , delay
Yes, that’s meanwhile as well forgotten and I only remember how lovely the whole outer banks trip was. 😍
Me and my dad visit the outer banks during the summer i’ve been doing that since I was little
Wow big thanks for sharing that place🤓👍🏻another great vid 😎🏍💨💨💨💨💨👍🏻🇨🇦🥂
Sam and Omies! It's been a long time since I've eaten there. I need to ride this route again soon. Great trip! Thanks!
Outer Banks is beautiful. I was out there for about 3 weeks exploring everything. I even got to get to portsmouth.
Welcome to my home glad you enjoyed it! I am 2 miles north of Write Brothers monument. Ocracoke is one of my favorite places to wind down
Sorry *Wright bros. TH-cam lightning strikes lighthouse and I have a video of bodie Island getting struck. Happens about 40 seconds into video. My best friend got the shot with us in car waiting for storm to pass. Worth a look!
WOW… WOW just absolutely stunning, thanks for all the info and advise, we will be following in your tracks from north to south as I mentioned before… you have given us a really good insight as to the best places to stay and ideas for an easy ferry crossing , the scenery is awesome!! .. Thank You 💕💕👍🏻
To be honest I think as well that the ferry usually isn’t that busy if you don’t travel over the big holiday times in the USA (which I was still kind of in on this trip). Other people here already commented that they have not waited that long. So I think I was just unlucky with the big trucks pulling up in front of me all the time. 😅
I am sure you will love this trip if you do the outer banks too, I really think it’s a special place (and a good place to do a rest day!!!)
That was a lovely ride across Outerbanks it's so long and quite narrow amazing
Really enjoyed this section because I wanted to do this very trip (North to South) and couldn't due to time constraints. I plan to do it next year after the MABDR. I did get to visit the Wright Brothers' site along with the life-size bronze sculpture of the flyer taking off. I took the time to clamber up and sit next to Orville and imagine how he must have felt during take-off. They never wore protective gear, imagine that! Also thanks for including the Ferry info, and recommending a nice place to overnight. 🙂
Namaskar Lea.🙏 I just found you last week! I wish you the best in your new adventure. I will catch up and hopefully you will be back soon! You are such a bright light. ❤
Hallo! Die Videos und die Dronenaufnahmen sind absolut spitze!! Leider habe ich nun sehen müssen was ich auf der Motorradtour mit meinem Vater verpasst habe. Wir kamen eh von Key West die Küste hinauf und hätten ja auch nur frühzeitiger Abbiegen müssen, besonders da wir auch nach Kitty Hawk rausgefahren sind!!
ABER nun habe ich etwas Neues auf meiner langen Liste von Touren, die ich noch machen möchte, sobald ich die nötige Zeit dafür habe!!
Stay traveling!! Take care!! Grüße aus Deutschland!
Big Thanks for show us Wright Brothers National Memorial.....This is awesome vlog.....I cannot skip or stop....Thank you again
A very nice video. I've been going to the outer banks the last 7 yrs love it there. Some day I'll take my HARLEY out there and ride the 200 mile island. I usually stay in nags head . I've stayed in kill devil. Corola . Avon I'm 65 so I'll probably get a trailer for the bike . I live in Ohio.
That's one part of the US that I've never visited, but after watching your video, it's on my bucket list. Thanks again for a great video.
The skies!!
Wow....I thought you looked familiar. I rode the Cedar Island ferry with you. I was the first vehicle in line at the Hatteras ferry. Yes, it was super frustrating getting on that ferry. Great video!
I actually just back from a trip from Ocracoke Monday.
Thank Lea fore fantastic video. The Wrights Broders must have bin exiting.
Beautiful scenery. Leah thanks to your video I feel motivated to go visit the outer banks, thanks for showing us the beauty of America 😊
you definitely should - outer banks are one of the places from this east coast trip that I as well would really like to Return to and spend more time at - which is always a good sign because I am usually most attracted by places I have not been to yet.
Beautiful video. Glad you enjoyed your trip to the Outer Banks.
So many wonderful things to see in our beautiful OBX. So glad you enjoyed you trip. You must visit again.
Thank You I'm glad I found your channel. Love your accent
Liebt dich!! Tolles Video !
love how you pronounce “ Ha-TEAR-us”
HAT-r-iss
great vid Lea
I love your video thank you so much for making it you have a safe journey!
A nice tour you presented, I loved it from Holland
The outer banks, paradise on earth
Been to the outer banks a few times, Love it out there.
I really enjoy your show. I used to do extensive bicycle touring but am too old to ontinue . My son and I are planning a car trip to the Outer Banks in early November. After watching your show, we decided to cancel the portion that involved riding ferries. Just too much possibly of delays . We will retrace our route and explore the coastal wetlands on the mainland. My son, who does drone photography, really likes your work. I take picture because I paint using oil and pastel.
Our home away from home and America's best kept secret.
I love your channel! I love your filming, drone footage, music selection, narration, and personality! Thank you so much for sharing, and I look forward to seeing more! ❤
Fresh hot coffee and the new Got2go video for breakfast - a perfect start to the day! Thank you, Lea!
Thank you for joining again! And having the video for breakfast fits very good as I was basically looking for breakfast the whole Video long 😂
Lea 👍 jewel video... with 2 Good mornings...2 fairies...and 2 lighthouses ... Personally i haven't intrusting to seen crowded cities which we watching every day in news channels 👍🙏😊
always fun watching your journey
The ferry from Ocracoke to Hatteras Island used to only take 30 minutes.
I just got back from the OBX (where I call my home) and even though I lived there while in my mature 20's (over 40 years ago) I knew that I would always return to my Lady of the Island. I spoiled many families in summertime using my connections to get free seafood from Wancheese fish houses and cook and serve it all in their vacation cottages on the ocean.
I'm very pleased with your documentary so it's only fair for me to share an upcoming event on the OBX in hopes we can meet there face to face and exchange our travel tales. They did move Cape Hatteras Lighthouse to keep from losing her to the Atlantic and the Cape Hatteras National Seashore has been busy restoring her inside and outside with plaster patch work, red bricks replaced and new paint inside and out. The time came to consider restoring the light source which is made completely of mirrors, but the cost wasn't left in the budget. They are now going to install a 1980's Disco Ball for a light and John Travolta has agreed to appear and is the master of ceremony to complete this historical event. Cool, huh?
The date has not been set but IS in the works to take place. I'll be a sweetheart and let You know as soon as I know the exact date & time. I was quite excited to watch all of your drone footage and that You're using all precautions. Very wise woman~!
I do wish to share something that You'll certainly enjoy that I found here on TH-cam. The complete plane/camera footage from Hatteras airstrip to Manteo airstrip. Near the end as the plane is approaching the first sight of land before land, the plane flies right over my waterfront winter cottage (that are used for Lost Colony actors all summer) and just to the left is where Andy Griffith home used to be. I did not know it was torn down after he passed away. You have a new subscriber also 🥰😘
Hey Dave - welcome to the channel! And thanks for all these information! What an interesting insight in the obx-life! 😍
@@Got2Go I once lived in Hawaii (age 9-11) and for me the OBX wins. Now I will happily take a free vacation to Hawaii if anybody's going to try and change my mind~! lol 🤣
Awesome trip.👍
Epic, stunning and awesome ❤
It has only one restaurant😳. Normally you get buried in places to eat.
Great surroundings. I grew up near a nature reserve called De Peel and Mariapeel. Peel means peat marshes. Compatible with Hohes Fenn in Germany, only much warmer. Hohes Fenn was freezing cold in mid summer.
Great drone footage again.
There’s always room for motorcycles. Indeed strange. Dutch ferries always have room for motorcycles and bicycles.
Outer Banks is gorgeous. The sandy roads and dunes look similar to the dunes and roads around the North Sea.
Long ago I stayed on the island Ameland (im Wattenmeer) right next to the lighthouse.
Only one closed restaurant. 😂
I guess it’s because it’s really not that super developed - which is so lovely!
And yes…. The ferry … to be honest now I completely forgot about the long wait meanwhile and only remember the nice people of the outer banks. That’s how it always is for me.
OMG! would love to travel that route I love the ocean and quiet roads like that and love the mom and pop motels like you stayed in . thank you LEA 🥰.
Amazing, well done Leah! 👍👍
Thank you for this. You have to hike to the top of Jockey Ridge to see the hang gliders and kites.
We just booked both of the places you suggested. I appreciate the info on the ferry too.
The sunset horse back ride at Cedar Island is a must do.
excellent video!
Another great video - vielen Dank!
Thank you for a awesome video love the Outer Banks
Thank you for the great video and adventure! Well done!!
Thanks for sharing another beautiful journey, Leah.
Another nice video. We have been to part of the Outer Banks but need to explore more sometime. I enjoyed the Wright Brothers Memorial. Being a recreational pilot and aircraft owner you can understand. It is where it all started. Thanks
I did that ride in April of this year. I used to live in Morehead City, NC. It is a nice place to ride.
Ah really, great! Then we just missed each other, I was there in may-June!
That was so awesome 👌🏻...
Keep it up Lea 😁🥇🌟👍🏻
Wow! Thanks for the beautiful video... and the memories. We went to Nags Head and Kill Devil Hills from Dallas in the late 70's in my then newish Alpha Romeo convertible, which was also a good way to see the islands. There was hardly any development at all, very wild actually.
Being from North Texas, I didn't know much about sea foodl, but I ordered crabs at dinner in the little cafe. They turned out to be the same black crabs I'd been dodging on the beach all day! Don't think I are very much.. It was great, though, and we stayed 2 weeks rather than the planned 1.
Looking forward to next week... The Blue Ridge Parkway is a favorite drive of mine. Happy trails!
That’s exactly the charm of the outer banks - I really could have stayed so much longer there too, it was so peaceful and nice (but as well very booked at my time of traveling)
Tanks 👏
I've been going to the Outer Banks every year for over 40 years and I will always love it. I'm so glad you got to experience Hatteras Island. Now you can say you've driven in the most beautiful place on earth.
Another great video and ride thanks for sharing
Thank you for watching!
I love OBX!
How beautiful America is!😮
Many many thanks for this amazing content ❤️
Excellent as always, very beautiful places, thank you !
Thank you so much!
You did good on the motel. Love parking in front on the level. Tie a string to your baby. So easy to unpack and pack out. Never loose the horizon. Good catch of the moon and sunrize. You did well seeing the Wright Bros. Monument. Can't believe you coming so close to home in the mountains.
Yes, motels definitly are my favorite! I am always a bit sad that there are basically no motels in Europe. Here you can be sure that you always have to carry your things at least up a few stairs 😂😂😂😂
Excellent video Lea. I enjoyed it very much as it brings memory of our family trip camping close to the beach on the outer banks coming from Québec, Canada. Looking forward to your video next week!
I guess you had an awesome time there too! It’s really lovely!
You have some of the best motorcycle and traveling footage I have ever seen. Also, you go to places I have never heard of thank you very much for sharing your journeys.
Excellent views and the road trip is also very scenic. Many thanks for this, stay safe and looking forward to any new footage. 👍
I hope you ride the Deals Gap Dragon. In Robbinsville, NC there is a motel that has small garages for motorcycles, "Two Wheel Inn".
I did that on last years cross country USA trip - just look into my older videos, there is a whole episode about the tail of the dragon! 😊
So I am not doing it this season because I wanted to explore new things!
Here you go, just in case you want to watch it: th-cam.com/video/ssP35jQwEVo/w-d-xo.html
@@Got2Go I'm guessing/hoping you're riding towards Gatlinburg and perhaps see Clingman's Dome.
@@Got2Go I did watch that series and forgot you ran the dragon. Perhaps one day you'll check out the NW Florida Panhandle coastline. I can help suggesting sites to see along the way.
Hermoso paseo, me gustó q mostraste el monumento a los hermanos aviadores
1st time watching your videos. My wife and I ate dinner and watched this as we ate in our house in Nags Head. I was laughing pretty hard when I saw you taking the "back door" entrance to the Wright Bros. Monument.... very honest of you to drive over to the real entrance. Good luck on the rest of your journey!