Three years ago some friends and I were vacationing in Waves on the Outer Banks, N.C. We got caught in a Nor'Easter. Being from the flatlands of central Illinois that was SCARY!!! The storm hit at high tide and we were cut off from the mainland. We got a call from the rental agency telling us to be prepared to evacuate at a moments notice. If you've ever been on the Outer Banks you know its a very narrow strip of land. Once that bridge is closed you're stuck there! My mind kept screaming, "Evacuate to where????" I guess we were supposed to go to the fire station in Avon if the water started to come over the dunes. It didn't and we were fine but the house swayed to the point of making me sick, the wind was moaning and howling through the doors, and we were so scared we stayed up most of the second night. The backside of the storm was worse than the front. Being in the "eye" was beautiful though. Looking back it was a very unique experience and once was enough.