My classmates at the school and I just took a trip to one of our classmates' parents house in NC and on the way back to the Norfolk airport we had to make a detour to go to a Wawa that our east coast folks raved about. I have to admit, it was pretty damn good. i'm assuming they have a beach house at the outer banks? one of my ex's stepdad was loaded and had several huge beach houses at the OBX. i miss that dearly. if you have the chance and if you enjoy tranquility you should try and visit for a weekend in the winter. there's like nothing open but a grocery store and occasional bar but the beach is just as beautiful and you feel like you are at a private island. horsefeathers, I've been getting a house with friends or family for years in the first half of September. The place is already a ghost town, still plenty of summer weather and the rates are WAY down because it's technically hurricane season (kinda glad we weren't able to make it this year).