About Hatteras

We're in the process of putting up a new website about our rental house, Sound Mind and Body. Shelby managed to snag www.hatterasislandhouse.com for the url - pretty cool.
Any rate I was writing a piece that explained things to do and places to go for the web-site. I just started making a list and I put an explanation up at the top. We are planning on filling in specific names of places later, this is a list of the type of activities you can do. Take a look, see what you think and get back to me if I missed something.
About Hatteras

If you talk to anyone local for more than five minutes you will be asked one question for certain, “Do you fish?” If your answer is, “No” you will no doubt be quietly dismissed. If you don’t have a rack on the front of your vehicle to hold fishing poles and another on the back to hold a cooler, if you don’t have a four wheel drive with oversized tires, then you will be viewed with grave apprehension.
To come to Hatteras is to fish and it has been that way for as long as people remember. Recently, in the last half century, people have showed up with surf boards, wind surfing gear and most recently kite boarding equipment. It’s one of the windiest spots in the United States. The Pamlico Sound with its shallow depth and sandy bottom is the perfect place to learn to windsurf or kiteboard because, in most places on the Sound, if you fall off your board you can stand up with your feet firmly planted on the bottom.
Sound Mind and Body has a house fully equipped to meet the needs of fishing folk, kite boarders and wind surfers. It features lockable outdoor storage with racks to hold your surf boards and high enough to leave your windsurfing sails completely rigged while they dry over night. For the adventuresome nature lovers there is a two person kayak to explore the many channels and nooks to the north or the harbor and Canadian Hole to the south.

Things to do and Places to do them:
Fishing – Charter (for ocean or Sound), Pier, Surf, or just cast a line off the bulkheaded yard into the Sound.
Water Sports – windsurfing, kiteboarding, surfing, wave runners, skim boarding, boogie boarding, body surfing, swimming (ocean, pool, sound),
Drinking and Pool –
Restaurants –
Coffee Shops and Ice Cream –
Shopping
Mini-golf, Go-Karts, Amusement Parks,
Museums, Historic Sites – Bird Ranch, Indian Museum
Music – Live at
Nature, Birding, Kayaking,
Rentals – Bikes, Beach Equipment
Galleries and Crafts –
Beach Access, parking, ramps, and elsewhere
Flights and Ferries, Limos and Taxis
Bakeries
Hardware
Golf
Crabbing and Cruising
Fitness and Spa
Hair and Nails
Bringing in the catch
Parasailing and Pontoons
Children’s Activities: ranger programs, fishing class, soundside treasure hunt
Painting Pottery
Historic Tours
Cooking Demos
Storytelling
Horseback Riding and Scuba Diving
Life Saving Station and Weather Service
National Seashore, Pea Island, Hatteras Lighthouse
Tattoos and Motorcycles
Massage and Advice
UFO’s

Winter Retreats – for business groups, for writers, artists, musicians
Nights in Rodanthe