Seagull Says: Tuesday’s just Monday in sunglasses.

🌊 TODAY’S TIDE (Weather + Surf Report)

• 🌞 Tuesday Weather
  Cloudy with a side of maybe rain, maybe regret. High of 84° with a muggy 76% humidity and SW winds at 13 mph—aka your hair’s not doing anything cute today. UV index is a moderate 6, so go ahead and burn just enough to be annoyed.

  Tonight dips to 72° with clouds that refuse to leave and humidity creeping up to 88%. The SW breeze will try to keep it breezy, but mostly it’s just damp and clingy, kind of like the last guest to leave your beach rental.

• 🏄‍♂️ Surf Report
  It’s giving: “tourist lesson conditions.” Knee-high on a good set, just enough push for a longboard or a surf school hustle around low tide midday. Light east winds are keeping it clean-ish through lunch, but south breezes later will ruffle it up like a seagull in a wind tunnel. Bonus: the water cooled off overnight, so maybe skip the sunrise swim unless you're into shocks before coffee.

📰 HEADLINES + CHATTER

Because turtles need helmets, resorts are glowing up, and somebody almost ran over history with a lawn mower.

• 🎉 The Sanderling Turns 40 and Gets a Face Lift
  Duck’s iconic resort is celebrating its big 4-0 with a full makeover and a new fine-dining spot, Theodosia, helmed by chef and PBS darling Vivian Howard. Come for the sea-glass tones, stay for the crab cake eggs Benny and eight-layer cake you will dream about. Yes, the champagne is complimentary. No, you can’t move in.

• 🐢 Mowers vs. Turtles: The Eternal Struggle
  Dr. Mark Grossman is begging y’all: check the grass before you mow. Injured box turtles and yellow-bellied sliders are filling up his clinic after run-ins with lawn equipment. If your yard humps weirdly, it might not be a rock—it might be a very slow, very ancient neighbor.

• 🎶 Jockey’s Ridge Threw Itself a Birthday Bash
  The 50th anniversary celebration of Jockey’s Ridge was four days of dunes, drone shows, and a surprise visit from Gov. Josh Stein, who casually hang-glided into local legend status. There was also live music, kite festivals, and a time capsule in the works. Carolista Baum would be proud.

• 🌽 Avon Farmers Market Returns—And It’s Big
  Tuesdays in Avon are back in full swing with 45 vendors, loyal shoppers, and more fresh produce than your cooler can fit. Bonus: you can get tomatoes and weird soap in one stop. Catch it every Tuesday through September near the Vacasa office.

• 🚫 Dare County Says “No Thanks” to Offshore Drilling—Again
  The feds are floating offshore drilling off the NC coast, and Dare County commissioners just hit repeat on their 2019 “absolutely not.” The risks to tourism, the environment, and, let’s be honest, the vibe? Too high. Nags Head’s set to pass a similar resolution this week.

• 🐎 Watch for Horses, Not Oil Rigs
  (Just had to sneak that in. Because… priorities.)

• 🔥 Fish Fry Incoming: Help Fund Avon’s Fireworks
  Avon’s July 4 fireworks don’t fund themselves, so the community’s firing up the fryers. This Friday (June 13), $15 gets you fish, fixin’s, and the warm glow of knowing you helped make Independence Day sparkle. Bonus: you can also grab a fireworks tee while you’re at it.

• 🎤 Juneteenth at the Cookhouse: Freedom, Music, and Legacy
  Manteo’s Sounds of Freedom celebration returns June 19 with opera singer Tshombe Selby, Civil War reenactor Edward Gantt, and powerful history centered on the Pea Island Lifesavers. Bring your own chair and maybe a tissue. This one matters.

🎟️ TUESDAY EVENTS

Because weekdays are for early yoga, afternoon kites, and late-night ghosts whispering “you forgot sunscreen.”

• 🧘‍♀️ Yoga on the Green
  Stretch it out, find your center, and try not to think about the weekend leftovers still in your fridge.
  📍Duck Town Park | 7:30–8:15 AM

• 🎣 Kayak Fishing Tournament (All Day)
  Catch fish, catch feelings, catch the sun off your nose.
  📍Kitty Hawk Surf Co. (Various Locations) | 8:00 AM

• 🍓 Avon Farmers Market
  Local goods, fresh produce, and at least one vendor who accepts Venmo and compliments.
  📍Avon Farmers Market | 9:00 AM–1:00 PM

• 🐎 Corolla Wild Horse Fund Talk
  A short and sweet chat about our favorite four-legged locals.
  📍Duck Town Park | 10:00–10:45 AM

• 🐴 Meet a Banker Horse in Duck
  Yes, an actual horse. No, they don’t take cash.
  📍Corolla Wild Horse Fund, Duck | 10:00 AM–12:00 PM

• 🌬️ Wind & Sand Educational Walk
  History, aviation, and just enough walking to call it exercise.
  📍Wright Brothers Memorial, KDH | 11:00 AM

• 🌊 Salty Dawgs Lecture: Renewable Ocean Energy
  Come for the maritime lore, stay for the science of harnessing the sea (no tridents involved).
  📍Graveyard of the Atlantic Museum, Hatteras | 11:00 AM

• 🎈 Kids Days in Duck
  Games, crafts, and the kind of energy only kids and seagulls can sustain.
  📍Kitty Hawk Kites, Duck | 11:00 AM–2:00 PM

• 🪑 Porch Talks
  Local lore, salty air, and front-porch philosophy at its best.
  📍Ocracoke Preservation Society | 1:00 PM

• 🎶 The Bar Cats
  Live music + dinner = Tuesday done right.
  📍NC Coast Grill & Bar, Kitty Hawk | 5:30 PM

• 🧘‍♀️ Stand-Up Paddleboard Yoga
  Balance, core strength, and the possibility of falling in—again.
  📍Ride The Wind Surf Shop, Ocracoke | 6:30 PM

• 🎤 Dare Arts Pride Project Open Mic
  Poetry, music, comedy, and the full LGBTQ+ ally rainbow on the mic.
  📍Hi-Vibe Holistics, Kill Devil Hills | 7:00 PM

  🎆 Sunset Festival
  Golden hour energy with crafts, kites, and your evening glow-up.
  📍Kitty Hawk Kites, Nags Head | 7:00 PM

• 🎇 Waterfront Festival
  Same vibe, different shoreline.
  📍Kitty Hawk Kites, Rodanthe | 7:00 PM

• 👻 Ocracoke Ghost & History Tour
  Spooky tales with bonus historical facts so you can call it educational.
  📍Village Craftsmen, Ocracoke | 7:30–9:00 PM

• 🎭 The Lost Colony + Native Pre-Show
  Drama, mystery, and just enough history to impress your high school history teacher.
  📍Waterside Theatre, Manteo | Native Pre-Show 8:00 PM, Main Show 7:45 PM

• 🎬 Movies on the Green
  Outdoor flicks + fresh air = free summer magic. BYO blanket and snacks.
  📍Duck Town Park | 8:30–10:00 PM

• 🎙️ Live Music with Chan
  Late-night tunes to close the day with a beat.
  📍Sundogs Raw Bar & Grill, Corolla | 8:00–11:00 PM

📍THE BEAK OF APPROVAL

🧁 Tullio’s Bakery – Old-School Sweetness in Duck

This family-run Italian bakery has been quietly stealing hearts (and carb budgets) in Duck for years. From fresh-baked bread to biscotti that actually bite back, Tullio’s serves up nostalgic goodness that tastes like Nonna made it—if Nonna were secretly working the OBX circuit.

📍1187 Duck Rd, Duck

Bonus: Go early or risk sadness. The locals clean them out faster than you can say “cannoli.”

🚨 CRIME + SAFETY CORNER

Because no matter what happens, someone on Facebook is blaming the tourists.

• 🚗 Crash Near the Holiday Inn, Traffic Predictably a Mess
  An accident on South Virginia Dare Trail near the Holiday Inn had drivers doing the OBX shuffle: brake, inch, sigh, repeat. Cause unknown, but Facebook diagnosed it immediately—tourists, obviously.

• 🛻 Walmart-Area Wreck Brings the Usual Keyboard Surgeons
  Another crash on 158 East near Kitty Hawk Walmart had locals posting like it was NASCAR qualifying. No major injuries reported, but the real damage was done in the comments.

• 📸 Red Light Rant of the Day
  Jane on Facebook wants cameras at every red light in Dare County. She’s had it with people flying through red lights and asks, “What the hell is your rush!!” Meanwhile, Ann is just here “for popcorn and assumptions.” Aren’t we all, Ann. Aren’t we all.

• 🐚 Reminder: Tourists may not be to blame for everything, but we’re not telling Facebook that. Let them have this.

⛱️ VACAY OR STAY

🏡 FOR SALE: Soundfront Serenity With Serious Views

This 3-bed, 3-bath Roanoke Island gem comes with 186 feet of waterfrontage, panoramic sunset views, and a sunroom that could cure seasonal depression. With a deck, hot tub platform, and screened porch built for sipping and sighing, it’s giving private retreat with optional wine-fueled sunset monologues.

📍107 Bartow Dr #J2, Manteo | $850,000

Bonus: You get the million-dollar view without needing a million-dollar personality, though it wouldn’t hurt.

🌊 VACAY: Horatio’s Hideaway: Hitting All the Right Notes

This Manteo stunner is walkable, well-decorated, and wonderfully WiFi’d. With room for six and zero remote arguments (thanks to private TVs in every bedroom), it’s got the comfort of home—just with better decor, stronger A/C, and no chores. Bonus: two patios, an electric fireplace, and no pet hair in sight.

📍Horatio’s Hideaway | Manteo, NC

Bonus: Located near everything and equipped with a Ring doorbell, so you can monitor your Amazon deliveries while sipping sweet tea on the porch like royalty.

🕵️‍♀️ HEARD AROUND, IN, OVER, or UNDER THE DUNES

Many readers ask if these are true or made up. Folks, we couldn’t make this stuff up if we tried. This is life in the OBX—sand, sass, and seagulls watching it all go down.

• 🕊️A seagull allegedly stole an entire sausage biscuit from an open golf cart. No photo evidence, but multiple witnesses and one very smug gull.

• 🏖️Someone on FB says the wind “took their beach umbrella, a toddler’s snack cup, and possibly their will to live.”

🔗 QUICK LINKS

• ⛴️Ferry Schedule – You can’t teleport to the Outer Banks (yet), so here’s how to float your way here the old-fashioned way.

• 🐾OBX SPCA Pet of the Week (more like every 10 days): This dashing heartthrob is Bowie, and yes, he will steal your snacks and your soul. Bowie’s love language? Full-body snuggles, passenger seat rides, and an absolutely shameless obsession with treats. He’s equal parts road trip buddy and cuddle monster. Come meet him—you’ll fall in love faster than he can hop in your car.

• 🌊Live Surf Cams – For “checking the surf,” but really just spying on beach traffic and seeing who already claimed your favorite spot.

• 💬Submit a Tip or Event – Got a hot lead, weird sighting, or something the seagulls should be squawking about? Slide it our way.

🧂FINAL PEEP FROM THE PERCH

If this newsletter made you laugh, sigh, or shake your head at humanity, do us a solid and forward it to someone who needs a little OBX in their inbox. Seagull out. 🐦💨

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