2024 OBX Family Vacation
WHEN?
august 11 - august 18
CHECK-IN IS AT 4PM ON 8/11 SunDAY; pLEASE PLAN YOUR TRAVEL ACCORDINGLY.
start/check-in: sunday - aug 11, 2024
end/check-out: sunday - aug 18, 2024
WHERE?
Outer banks , NORTH CAROLINA
the dune buggy (twiddy r11494 / oceanfront)
1494 mckay court
COROLLA, NC 27927
distance: 287 Miles from dc area
travel time: 5hrs 3mins
check-in is at 5:00pm
HOW?
beach access only
- The Dune Buggy Beach House is beach access only. There are no roads leading to the beach house.
- 4x4/4WD Vehicle is REQUIRED to drive on the beach. This is enforced by security right before entering the beach.
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Deflate your tires before you go.
Tire Pressure Recommendations:
Trucks - 80psi to 35psi | Other Vehicles - 50psi to 20psi - Non-4x4/4WD vehicles must pay to park at a Twiddy-recommended parking lot. Carpooling is recommended.
BEACH, pool & hot tub
EVERYBODY MUST FOLLOW BEACH, POOL AND HOT TUB SAFETY RULES AT ALL TIMES. ALL ATTENDEES (ADULT /KIDS) MUST READ ALL THE RULES BELOW. CONFIRMATION THAT YOU'VE READ AND UNDERSTAND ALL THE RULES IS REQUIRED
- Wear proper swim attire.
- Do not enter the pool unless you are clean (no dirt or sand).
- No swimming alone.
- A responsible adult must be present and alert at all times.
- No toys; only pool/water-appropriate accessories are allowed.
- No Glass/Glass Bottles or anything that may break and shatter in the pool area.
- No Food
- Clean up / put away pool accessories, etc after using the pool/hot tub.
- No Running, pushing, diving, or dunking.
- No actions that may cause injury to others and to yourself.
- Have fun!
- Wear proper beach attire.
- Minors are not to go to the beach on their own.
- Babies and toddlers must be with an adult.
- If swimming, always have a swimming buddy and have at least one adult near by.
- No swimming during a storm or high swells.
- Always look out for oncoming vehicles and horses.
- Do not come close to the wild horses; Avoid contact with the horses at all times.
- Do not leave anything at the beach, including beach toys, food and garbage.
- Have fun!
participating families
olympic sports & legends
beach house SUPPLIES
EACH TEAM OR FAMILY IS RESPONSIBLE FOR BRINGING THE ITEMS LISTED BELOW. THESE ARE EVERYDAY ITEMS THAT WE WILL NEED DURING OUR STAY, AND WILL BE USED BY THE ENTIRE FAMILY.
- TEAM USA: x3 CUTLERY PACK ($55.47) | x2 FOIL ($14.99) | x4 HAND SOAP BOTTLE ($14.99)
- TEAM S. KOREA: x3 PLAPER PLATES/NO STYROFOAM ($65.97) | x2 CLING WRAP ($14.99) | x1 SUGAR PACK ($3.14)
- TEAM FRANCE: x2 COFFEE POD BOX ($75.98) | x1 GALLON DISH SOAP ($10.99)
- TEAM PHILIPPINES: x3 PAPERBOWL PACK ($44.97) | x2 CREAMER BOX 180 COUNT ($4.99) | x1 DISH WASHER DETERGENT 115 COUNT BOTTLE ($13.99) | x3 ZIPLOCK 2GAL PACK ($14.99)
- TEAM JAPAN: x2 COFFEE CUP PACK ($39.98) | x12 PAPERTOWEL ROLL ($22.99) | x1 TRASHBAG PACK ($23.99)
Please bring the following for family/communal consumption.
– x4 2.5 GALLON DRINKING WATER
– x2 12 PACK (1-REG/1-DIET SODA)
– FOR FAMILIES WITH KIDS: CHILDREN SNACKS & JUICE
Please do not forget that each person needs to bring their own personal refillable drinking bottle for water/drinks. To avoid use and waste of plastic cups, we will be using our own bottles for drinks. We will not be bringing plastic cups for sodas as well. Feel free to bring your own personal reusable cup with straw or the glass cups provided by the beach house rental. It’s best if your bottle is labeled with your name.
- Toilet paper
- Inflatable beds (Please plan accordingly due to lack of beds)
- Additional/extra beddings/sheets/linens are not provided.
- Basic toiletries are not provided.
- Beach towels are not provided.
- Laundry detergent/laundry supplies.
- Soda and Alcoholic beverages.
- Only basic kitchenware is provided at the Beach house.
- Cribs are not provided.
- Beach supplies.
WE WILL NOT BE BRINGING PACKS OF BOTTLED WATER AND PLASTIC CUPS TO THE BEACH HOUSE.
PLEASE BRING YOUR REFILLABLE WATER BOTTLES. LET'S STAY HYDRATED WHILE HELPING LESSEN PLASTIC WASTE!
BEACH HOUSE ROOMS
the dune buggy
- ROOM 01 – SURFING (TITO RALPH & DANI)
- ROOM 02 – USAIN BOLT ROOM (KIDS AGES 7-14Y)
- THEATRE ROOM / PLAY AREA / WETBAR / LAZY RIVER / CORN HOLE / GRILLS / OUTDOOR SHOWERS
- ROOM 03 – FOOTBALL/SOCCER (TRINIDAD-GILLIAM)
- ROOM 04 – YUZURU HANYU ROOM (TEENS 14-18Y)
- ROOM 05 – BOXING (PAPA & LOLA)
- ROOM 06 – GYMNASTICS (BANTIGUE-GILLIAM)
- ROOM 07 – GOLF (JONES-TRINIDAD)
- ROOM 08 – BADMINTON (GALVEZ-TRINIDAD)
- LAUNDRY
- ROOM 09 – TENNIS (TITO CEDRIC & TITA CORIE)
- ROOM 10 – SWIMMING (TITA DINA & TITA RACHEL)
- ROOM 11 – ARCHERY (QUIDONG-TRINIDAD)
- ROOM 12 – FENCING (TITA TESS & VINCENT)
- FAMILY ROOM / KITCHEN / DINING AREA / COVERED PORCH / POWDER ROOM
- ROOM 13 – TRACK & FIELD (AMPER)
- ROOM 14 – JUDO (GOLICRUZ-TRINIDAD)
calendar
PLEASE ALLOW BIT OF FLEXIBILITY IN REGARDS TO EVENTS & ACTIVITIES. THINGS MAY CHANGE AROUND BASED ON WEATHER AND OTHER FACTORS
FOOD PREPARATION
PLEASE BE AWARE THAT THE FOLLOWING FAMILY MEMBERS HAVE FOOD ALLERGIES:
ASHTON - SEAFOOD, PEANUT, EGGS
RHYLAN - EGGS
TITO JOY - PORK
Your Food Brigade is responsible for meals during your chosen calendar day (Breakfast, Lunch, Dinner). Your team is responsible for bringing all ingredients, condiments, supplies, etc. needed to prepare and serve the food/meals for your slot.
BYOD / GRAB & GO – There will not be any food prepared on the day of our arrival / Sunday August 11th. Please plan to grab dinner from town before heading to the beach house. There is also the option of ordering pizza for delivery.
LEFTOVER DAY – To avoid wasting food, we will have leftover days to make sure we consume all leftovers before we leave the beach house. Leftover day is all-day Saturday August 17th, and Sunday morning August 18th.
KID-FRIENDLY FOOD – Aside from food allergy considerations, please make sure that your team’s menu has food that our kids will eat. Please text the “2024 OBX Family Beach Trip” group if you have any questions regarding kid-friendly food.
FOOD BRIGADES
olympic team countries
menus
- Breakfast – Croissant & butter, bistek, fried rice, and arroz caldo.
- Lunch – Munggo with pork belly, jeprox, chicken afritada, watermelon.
- Dinner – Bulalo, lumpia shanghai, and fruit salad.
- Early Risers – Coffee, fruits, cereal/milk
- Brunch – Waffles w/ toppings, omelet station, adobo chicken & pork, rice
- Snack – Jello, chips, chicken nuggets, pizza
- Dinner – Bourbon chicken, brisket, fish, hamburgers, hotdogs, salad, corn, mac&cheese, fruits, halo halo, funnel cake
- Breakfast – Pandesal, butter croissant, cereal & milk.
- Lunch – Garlic fried rice, eggs, spam, tapa, pochero, fruits, and juice.
- b/n Lunch & Dinner Snack – Lumpian prito and turon.
- Dinner – Grilled steak, chicken & pork BBQ, cajun shrimp, pampano or tilapia, pickled radish, salad, fruits, and dessert (TBA).
- Breakfast – Coffee & teas, Madeleines, Brioche with cream cheese or butter, and yogurt.
- Lunch – Baked Korean chicken drumsticks, scrambled egg with vegetables, Italian sausage with onions & garlic, kimchi rice & spam, miso soup, fruits (bananas & watermelon).
- Snack – French fries beef supreme.
- Dinner – Chicken asparagus, Korean mapo tofu, ribs with dumplings soup, Japanese pork curry, stir fry vegetables with beef bulgogi, and fruits (cantaloupe & watermelon).
- Breakfast – Coffee, pandesal, garlic fried rice, fried eggs, tuyo, French butter, tinapang bangus, porkbelly tocino, and chicken & waffles.
- Lunch – Karekare, bagoong baked salmon with mushrooms, chicken wings.
- Merienda – Siomai and dumplings
- Dinner – Beef caldereta, wonton noodles, (TBA)
BEACH FUN & ACTIVITIES
More activities will be added as we go. Please read and follow instructions if any. Participants have the chance to win an Olympic Medal for activities and games labeled Olympic Game or has the gold medal icon on it. A calendar of all activities will be created closer to August. I can’t wait to have fun with all of you!
2024 obx family vacation t-shirt & Group photo
DATE : Monday 8/12 | Creative Coordinators: Tita Katrina, Tita Deatra & Norman | Cost: $6/shirt – pay to Tita Deatra
Our custom 2024 OBX t-shirt for our group/family photo will be given out at the beach house. Please bring blue denim shorts or pants to wear for the photoshoot. We gather out on the beach after dinner on Monday 8/12.
mobile device photo contest
DATE : Photo due by Thursday night 8/15 | Olympic Game | Contest Master: Tita Tess
Prize : 1st Place – $20 Amazon Gift Card / 2nd Place – $15 Target Gift Card / 3rd Place – $10 Target Gift Card
Take a beach scenery photo with a mobile device (cellphone or tablet) to join the photo contest! Photos will be judged by creativity, uniqueness, and visual aesthetics. Photos will be posted on Facebook for voting.
Contest Rules:
1) Photo must be raw / no filters / no adjustments. 2) No human subject / scenic nature or wildlife only. 3) No sharing photos / Photo must be taken by person joining the contest. 4) If you join the contest, you are not allowed a vote. 5) Keep your photo a secret. Only Tita Tess can know.
create your own tie dye shirt
DATE : Wednesday 8/14 | Creative Coordinators: Tito R.J & Tita Katrina
Let’s have a vibrant time splashing our colors! A great way to set your personality & creativity loose on a blank clean white cotton shirt. Shirts and supplies will be provided to those who comment their name and shirt size on the tie dye post on our Facebook Group Page by July 1st. Shirts provided are custom labeled with a 2024 OBX Vacation tag, so don’t miss your opportunity for a great souvenir!
BINGO night
DATE : Monday 8/12 | Game Master: Tito R.J | Olympic Game | Prize: Amazon Gift Card $5 per win
It’s not a family vacation without our tradition of Bingo Night! Get a bingo and win a prize. Also, this is your chance to become an Olympic Bingo Champion by winning the wipe out game! Cards and markers are provided.
mahjong champion
DATE : Throughout the week / No set day or time | Olympic Game
Prize: 1st Place – $25 Gift Card / 2nd Place – $15 Gift Card
For those who play Mahjong, now is your chance to shine with an Olympic Medal! A tally will be kept to keep count of wins. At the end of the week, top winners will earn an Olympic Medal! Good luck players.
beach volleyball
DATE : Wednesday 8/14 | Olympic Game | Game Master: Tita Katrina
Prize: Winners – 3 Gold Dollar Coins / Runner-up – 2 Gold Dollar Coins
This one is a favorite of our teens. Stretch your arms and legs because we will be doing a Volleyball Tournament at the beach!
yoga on the beach
DATE / TIME : Wednesday 8/14 – 8:00AM | Yoga Master: Jaelynn
Begin your day in a healthy way by stretching your muscles and increasing your blood circulation through the practice of yoga.
tug of war
DATE : Thursday 8/15 | Olympic Game | Game Master: Tita Tess
Prize : Winner – 2 Gold Dollar Coins / Runner-up – 1 Gold Dollar Coin
All ages, test your strength and teamwork through a game of Tug of War on the sand!
sponge relay
DATE : Monday 8/12 | Olympic Game | Game Master: Tito R.J
Prize : 1st Place – 3 Gold Dollars / 2nd Place – 2 Gold Dollars / 3rd Place – 1 Gold Dollar
Water is name of the game! Use teamwork to fill your team’s bucket first, and win the relay for the gold!
reverse charades
DATE : Wednesday 8/14 | Olympic Game | Game Master: Tita Deatra
Prize : Winners – $5 Amazon Gift Card per player
Gather your team and act your way to victory! In Reverse Charades, only one team member guesses and everyone else acts out the word.
HEAVY BAGS & BINS
We encourage all families not to overpack. Please try your best to bring only what you need, to minimize the number of things we need to carry and need to bring into the beach house. The beach house is smaller than the house we had last year, so there’s limited space. For bags and bins that are heavy or oversized, please adhere to the instruction on the fact sheet below. PLEASE READ:
ACTIVITIES & GAMES
- nOT uPDATED FOR 2023 obx vACATION -
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KIDS TIE-DYE T-SHIRTS
SUNDAY AUG 8TH | 4:30PM BEFORE DINNER
Let’s make our own tie-dye t-shirts at the beach! Tita Katrina will be showing us how to create a kaleidoscope of colors on our plain white shirts while having lots of family fun!
Please Bring a plain white T-shirt for your kid(s) to participate in the activity.
MORNING YOGA
TUESDAY AUG 10TH | 9:30AM
Begin your day in a healthy way by stretching your muscles and increasing blood circulation through
yoga! Morning yoga will be led by our yoga master, Jaelynn Gilliam. See you bright and early!
FAMILY GROUP PHOTO
TUESDAY AUG 10TH | 4:00PM BEFORE DINNER PREP
A photo of the entire family is a must! Please meet at the beach in front of the house at the designate time for our vacation group photo. Family Vacay 2021 T-Shirt & blue Jeans or jean shorts. Please make sure to bring $5 to be able to collect your custom shirt. Let’s all remember to thank tito Ardis & tita Deatra for customizing the shirts for us!
FAMILY BINGO NIGHT
MONDAY AUG 9TH | 8:00PM
Let’s play Bingo! We will be playing a total of 10 games of Bingo. Our bingo winners will enjoy cash prizes!
MOBILE PHOTO CONTEST
SAT-WED AUG 7TH - AUG 11TH | DEADLINE IS ON WED AT SUNDOWN
Submit a photo you took during our vacation, and it will be posted to the public on Facebook for people to vote on, for two days (Wednesday night to Friday night). The photo that receives the most Likes on Facebook is the winner! Winner will be announced on Aug. 13th Friday night.
3rd Place – $10 Amazon Gift Card | 2nd Place – $20 Amazon Gift Card | 1st Place Winner – $30 Amazon Gift Card
- Photo must be taken within the first 5 days at the outer banks (Aug 7th – Aug 11th ).
- Photo must be taken by a mobile device (cellphone or tablet). No actual cameras.
- People can borrow a mobile device from a family member to use.
- NO FILTERS/ENHANCEMENTS applied to the photo.
- People CANNOT be the focus of the photo.
- Photo must be submitted by Wednesday August 11th at sundown.
- Participants MAY NOT VOTE/LIKE on photo submissions.
- Facebook voting/liking period will last for two days after the submission deadline.
SEA SHELLS SCAVENGER HUNT & KABIBI CONTEST
SAT-THUR AUG 7th - AUG 12th | DEADLINE IS ON THURSDAY AT 5PM BEFORE DINNER
- Find and collect all 10 types of sea shells native to the shores of North Carolina, and win a prize! Don’t forget to get your scavenger hunt check list from Tito R.J as soon as we arrive at the beach house, so you can begin your hunt right away. You have until sundown on Thursday 8/12 to complete your collection.
- Prize is $1 per type of shell you find.
- Shells must be found within 6 days of being at the beach (Aug 7th – Aug 12th )
- Shells must be found at the Carova beach during our current stay. Shells from home, the store, or our 2020 beach trip are NOT PERMITTED for submission; player will be disqualified from the hunt.
- Adults and kids can participate.
- Shells and filled out scavenger hunt form must be submitted by the deadline date.
- “Kabibi” is the tagalog word for Shell. Join the contest for the most unique and well-preserved shell found during our 2021 beach vacation. Choose a shell from your collection to enter in the Kabibi Contest, and a panel of judges will rate all of the shells and will decide which shell will earn the title “King/Queen Kabibi.”
- 3rd Runner up – $5 | 2nd Runner up – $10 | King/Queen Kabibi – $15
FILIPINO HERITAGE CRYPTEX GAME
SAT-FRI AUG 7th - AUG 13th | GAME CLOSES ON FRIDAY AT 5:30PM BEFORE DINNER
To open the Cryptex you must solve all the riddles! Riddles are all based on Filipino Culture and facts about the Philippines.
1st to complete the game – $50 Cash Prize | 2nd to complete the game – $20 Cash Prize | 3rd to complete the game – $15 Cash Prize
- Adults and kids are welcome to play.
- You can play on your own, or in teams of 2-3 people under certain requirements: – Must be team of 2 kids, 3 kids, 1 kid + 1 adult, or 2 kids + 1 adult.
- Your research and answers must remain secret from players who are not in your team, until the game is closed.
- Your game packet has to be complete with the correct answers to win, meaning you cant just give a letter answer.
- Players may not touch or attempt at opening the cryptex as they please. Players must notify tito R.J when ready to attempt at opening the cryptex.
- You may use the web (google, safari, firefox etc.) to help you find your answers.
- You have until Friday 5:30PM to complete the game.
SOUVENIR BRACELETS
THURSDAY AUG 12TH | 7:00PM AFTER DINNER
Castein Apothecary is sponsoring a “make your own bracelet” activity! Design your own vacation souvenir bracelet and learn how to string your bracelet. Castein will be providing a custom Vaca 2021 charm that you can add to your bracelet.
FOR ANY QUESTIONS, UPDATES, CHANGES OR CONCERNS, PLEASE CONTACT RJ
571-247-1737 | RJ@NINUNOTRINIDAD.COM