| For over 50 years the Outer Banks has been a | | | | nothing for some of today's more luxurious |
| vacation destination. In the last ten years the | | | | homes to offer a theater and rec room. Today's |
| Outer Banks has experienced a boom in new | | | | vacationers also want the home to provide |
| construction. The homes built in the last ten to | | | | sheets and towels. |
| twenty years are offering many more amenities | | | | The times are long gone where just spending a |
| than was ever available in the traditional beach | | | | day on the beach and enjoying the company of |
| cottages. | | | | those you are on vacation with was enough for a |
| Not too long ago central air conditioning was not | | | | successful vacation. Unfortunately, now many of |
| even offered in beach cottages. Just making it to | | | | today's vacationers forget why they save up all |
| the beach to vacation was cause for celebration. | | | | year to go on vacation, to relax. If you end up |
| After a hot day on the beach, the inside of the | | | | being worried about whether or not 1 television or |
| home did not feel so bad. In these simpler times | | | | DVD player is not working instead of enjoying the |
| the home's were as basic as possible. Many of the | | | | simple pleasures of vacation, you will never be |
| traditional cottages offered the only amenity that | | | | happy with what you pay for. |
| is truly needed, shelter from the elements. | | | | If you can take the time to laugh about anything |
| Today's homes go way beyond what was | | | | that breaks or goes wrong on your vacation, you |
| traditionally offered. Today's vacationer wants a | | | | are long on your way to understanding why it's |
| home with at least 10 TV's, an equal number of | | | | worthwhile to save up all year for an Outer Banks |
| DVD players, pool, hot tub, and elevator. It is also | | | | vacation. |