Dear Vacationers,

We invite everyone to participate in our survey regarding changes to our rental cycle. As you may know, a new bridge that will connect Corolla directly to the mainland is currently in the initial phases of construction. Once complete, this bridge will significantly reduce travel times to Getaway Place and other homes in the northern outer banks.

However, this bridge is not scheduled for completion until 2015-2016. To help reduce travel times until then, we are considering adjusting our rental cycle dates. We’d like your opinions on this via our quick, anonymous, online survey.

If you have any questions or concerns just drop us an E-mail. We hope you’re enjoying your summer!

Sincerely,

Bracey and Scibelli Families

Homeowners

Dear Vacationers,

We are pleased to announce that he NC DOT has finalized the plan for a bridge to Corolla. The bridge would connect just south of Coinjock on the mainland to a point near the Corolla Bay subdivision in Corolla (just north of Getaway Place.) With these endpoints, the bridge would cut approximately 1 hour out of the drive. The project is projected for completion in 2016. Toll rates for the bridge are still being decided.

The Virginian Pilot ran an article on the bridge just a few days ago: http://hamptonroads.com/2011/02/toll-plaza-would-be-outside-town

A map of the proposed route is here.

Dear Vacationers,

What’s the most exciting thing you’ve ever found while combing the beach? Some pretty shells? A few dollars in change? In December Ray Midgett, a Corolla beach comber, found a shipwreck dating back to the time of Louis XIII and Charles I (mid 1600s.) The wreck was found just a few miles north of Getaway Place, near the lighthouse.

The full article is available via CNN here.

Enjoy summer — happy beach combing.

Your Homeowners,

Bracey and Scibelli Families

Dear Vacationers:

Getaway Place has joined one of today’s most popular social networking sites, Twitter. The New York times recently called Twitter “One of the fastest-growing phenomena on the Internet.” If you’re on Twitter — follow us! Our Twitter username is “GetawayplaceNC.” Here’s a link to our Twitter feed.

Thanks again for choosing Getaway Place as your vacation destination.

Dear Vacationers,

The Virginian Pilot, the local paper, just published an interesting article on the history of Corolla — here. The article mentions that Corolla provides most of the tax revenue for Currituck County. More directly, Corolla provides virtually all of the county’s revenue — an astonishing 90+%. Corolla is allocated roughly 10% of the county’s budget in return.

Enjoy the article — all of us at Getaway Place wish you and your families a happy and safe holiday season.

Warmest Regards,
Dan Bracey
Site Administrator

Dear Vacationers:

Today GetawayplaceNC.com launched a new and improved version of GetawayplaceNC.com — complete with new 2009 pictures! We hope you’ll enjoy our new website and all of its features. Let us know what you think!

Kindest Regards,

Dan Bracey

Site Administrator