Seagull Says: Running on Fumes and Forecasts

🌊 TODAY’S TIDE (Weather + Surf Report)

• 🌞Weather

  It’s a solid 91° of "why did I leave the house?" with 71% humidity clinging to your neck like a bad ex. Winds from the south at 10 mph might give your beach umbrella a personality. UV index is 10 of 11, so unless you're into crisping, don’t skimp on SPF. Tonight dips to a muggy 77° with mostly clear skies and air thick enough to chew. Waxing crescent moon rises at 6:42 AM, just in time to judge your sunrise selfies.

• 🏄‍♂️ Surf Report
  You might catch a rideable bump in the morning if you're lucky (and caffeinated). Otherwise, the ocean’s main job today is to keep you from melting into your beach chair. Call it “surf therapy” with a splash of heat relief.

📰 HEADLINES + CHATTER

Sea turtles are fleeing, grants are flowing, and someone in Nags Head just made every fishing uncle jealous.

• 🚫 Heads Up: Beach Access Closures Coming
  ORV Ramp 34 and Little Kinnakeet Beach Access will temporarily close while the Coast Guard removes a very large buoy. No word yet if it floated there on purpose or just got tired of adulting.

• 🐢 Flashlights = Sea Turtle Fails
  A loggerhead was forced to turn around mid-nesting thanks to a beach crowd with blinding LEDs. Friendly reminder: if you wouldn’t want 12 people filming you laying eggs, don’t do it to the turtle.

• 💰 $500K Available for Eastern NC Nonprofits
  The Louise Oriole Burevitch Endowment is handing out up to $50K per grant for orgs focused on education, health, or human services. If your nonprofit fits the bill, apply before July 22—and tell 'em the seagull sent you.

• 🎣 King-Sized Catch in Nags Head
  Jackson Burr of Virginia reeled in a 40.5-lb king mackerel while live-bait fishing off the coast. Sources say the fish is now demanding an agent and a miniseries.

🎟️ THURSDAY’S EVENTS

Thursday’s got concerts, canoes, and cocktails. Choose your chaos.

• 🧘 Dynamic Flow Fitness
  📍Duck Town Park, Duck ⏰ 7:30 AM – 8:15 AM
  Get your blood flowing before the humidity does it for you.

• 🧘‍♀️ Yoga in the Park
  📍Corolla, Northern OBX ⏰ 7:30 AM – 8:30 AM
  Center yourself. Ignore the golf cart traffic.

• 🌊 Stand-Up Paddleboard Yoga
  📍Ride the Wind Surf Shop, Ocracoke ⏰ 8:30 AM
  For those who like their Zen with a splash.

• 🛶 Alligator River Canoe Tour
  📍Roanoke Island ⏰ 9:00 AM
  Paddle through peaceful waters. Try not to think about gators. (Just kidding... mostly.)

• 🪶 Who Was Chief Wingina?
  📍Frisco Native American Museum ⏰ 11:00 AM – 2:00 PM
  History that actually hits—learn about the OG Outer Banks power players.

• 🪑 Porch Talks
  📍Ocracoke Preservation Society ⏰ 1:00 PM
  It’s like a TED Talk, but coastal and with better accents.

• 🚨 Beach Rescue Drill Re-Enactment
  📍Chicamacomico Life-Saving Station, Rodanthe ⏰ 1:30 PM
  Come for the drama, stay for the historic heroics.

• 🎸 Pre-Show Kickoff
  📍Live From OBX, Manteo ⏰ 2:00 PM – 4:00 PM
  Start the party early. Hydration encouraged.

• 🐢 Turtle Talk
  📍Pea Island NWR Pavilion, Rodanthe ⏰ 2:00 PM – 3:00 PM
  Turtles > TikTok. Go get educated.

• 🍸 Summertime Cocktail Class
  📍Buffalo City Distillery, Point Harbor ⏰ 6:00 PM
  Learn to mix drinks like you’re the favorite cousin at the family reunion.

• 🎶 Concert on the Green
  📍Duck Town Park, Duck ⏰ 6:30 PM
  Live music, open air, and your chance to chair-dance without judgment.

• 🎤 Travis Tritt with Vincent Mason
  📍Live From OBX, Manteo ⏰ 6:30 PM
  Country legends and lawn chairs—what more do you need?

• 🎭 The Lost Colony Show
  📍Waterside Theatre, Manteo ⏰ 8:30 PM
  Mystery. History. Mosquitoes. A perfect Outer Banks trifecta.

📍THE BEAK OF APPROVAL

🦞 Harbor House Seafood Market – Fresh, Local, and Zero Fuss

This Hatteras staple is what happens when you combine old-school fish market vibes with serious seafood knowledge. Run by folks who know their shrimp from their scallops and treat customers like neighbors (because most of them are), Harbor House is where locals go when they want it fresh and tourists go when they’re trying to impress their rental house crew with “grill night.”

📍Harbor House Seafood Market | 58129 NC-12, Hatteras

Because grocery store seafood is fine—until you’ve had the real deal that came off the boat this morning.

🚨 CRIME + SAFETY CORNER

Not a wild week in OBX crime—unless you count forgetting your court date or thinking you could out-drive the heat index.

• 📄 Scott Alan Scherrer and John Dennis Antinori
  Both landed charges for FTA—Failure to Appear. PSA: ignoring a summons doesn’t make it disappear.

• 🍷 Jeremy Tyler Essick
  Charged with driving while impaired. Probably didn’t plan for his day to include handcuffs and regret.

⛱️ VACAY OR STAY

🏡 FOR SALE: Sunset Decks + Salvo Sound Views

This 6-bed, 5-bath beauty in Salvo’s Wind Over Waves community is part coastal escape, part money machine. With a game room, private pool, hot tub, screened porch hammock, sand volleyball court, and rental income topping $110K/year, it’s giving summer empire. Oh, and the top-level deck view? Pure Outer Banks flex.

📍26192 N Sand Dollar Dr #17, Salvo | $799,000

Because if your beach house doesn’t have its own boat ramp and wet bar, is it really working hard enough?

🌊 VACAY: Better Surf Than Sorry – Oceanside Pool, Foosball, and Zero Regrets

This 4-bed, 3.5-bath beach house in Salvo is walkable to the shore, packed with perks, and 100% ready for your sunscreen-sticky chaos. With a private pool, hot tub, rec room (foosball + wet bar, because priorities), and an elevator for moving coolers like royalty, this place was made for max relaxation with minimal effort.

📍Better Surf Than Sorry | 26239 Wimble Shores Dr, Salvo, NC

Because nothing says “vacation legend” like booking a house with a name that already forgives your questionable life choices.

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

Beach truthers, boardwalk philosophers, and one guy who definitely overshared—here’s what’s circulating in the coastal ether:

• 🐚 A visitor in Rodanthe asked if “shells grow back if you put them in the ocean.” Nature says no, but that optimism is adorable.

• 🐟 Someone in Avon loudly declared they were “manifesting a fish” while casting off the pier. Bold strategy. We’ll let you know if it works.

• 🪑 A family in Nags Head brought a full sectional sofa out to the beach. Like... fabric and all. The seagull is still recovering from the shock.

🔗 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 two-year-old tabby queen is all about the snuggles, the sass, and a solid chat. Esme’s favorite pastime? Telling you about her day—and then immediately curling up in your lap. She’s sweet, social, and very ready for her forever home.

• 🌊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 you survived the heat, the headlines, and someone hauling a full sofa to the beach—congrats, you’re doing great.

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