The Outer Banks are great!  Spent a vacation there a few years ago.  Rented a
house north of Corolla Light -- drive off the end of the pavement and head
north 1 mile along the beach, make a left at the 2nd dune before the big house,
head back 3 more sets of dunes, and there you are.  Had a Jeep at the time,
but nearly got stuck with that.  I learned to drive as close the water as you
can.  Sand is firmer there.  Wish I had my Van at the time, would have been nice
to have the extra space.

If you can, bring a big 5 gal can of water with you while driving on the
sand.  When you get stuck, pour it out around your tires and it will firm up the
sand.  Really.

Oh yeah, when you see the nasty loose stuff ahead, 2 words:  ramming speed.

Bill Marshall
85 GL Tiico "Pandora's Box"
Aurora, IL