In a journal on the coffee table in the living room, previous
guests had written their impressions. I realized, upon reading it,
that some families had come back to this house year after year. As
I watched two big cousins put water wings on two little cousins for
a trip down to the hot tub, one aunt rock a tiny niece to sleep,
and two brothers-in-law shoot the breeze on the deck, I hoped that
somehow we might do the same.
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how to duplicate this beach house experience for yourself? to
locate more than 125,000 rental properties all over north america,
visit the web site of the vacation rental managers association - of
which our agent's company, twiddy & company realtors, is a
member. log on to
www.vrma.com to
browse through them, or call (800) 871-8762 to order a directory.
to find a house in the outer banks specifically, try
www.twiddy.com.
but why choose a professionally managed property rather than just
finding someone who wants to rent out a home for a couple of weeks?
"what will you do if the hot water heater in your dream house in
maui quits, and the person you've rented it from is in new york?"
asks michael sarka, executive director of the vrma. if you work
through an agency, you can be sure your house is complete, clean,
and fully maintained - and you'll have a local number to call if it
isn't. we were certainly glad when twiddy showed up almost
instantly after we reported that the air conditioner at our house
was on the fritz.
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family activities around duck
north duck watersports, (252) 261-4200, can set you up for
parasailing, windsurfing, and jet
skiing.
professor hacker's lost treasure golf, in kill devil hills,
(252) 480-0142, includes a train ride and lots of great mini-golf
architecture.