It was mostly sunny with a high of 74 degrees. The water temperature on the ocean side was at 75 degrees. The water temperature on the sound side was 73 degrees. SW winds blowing for more than 12 hours the day before shifted to NW winds at 8 - 10 mph by Sunday morning. High tide was at 8:09 PM at Hatteras Inlet, not sure about Ocracoke. We arrived...

I am headed to Hatteras in a few hours and plan on getting there well before the high tide at 8:09 AM for Hatteras Inlet. Night beach driving has not been permitted since May and now requires a permit until November 15th. You can download the permit, print it, sign it, and stick it in your dash/windshield.

Satellite image of the beach, S Hatteras island. Note: Requires Google Earth.

I think I'm going on a rocky uphill hike, barefoot on this one. ALL FEEDBACK WELCOME!

Alex Rodriguez who initially wanted to play for the Dominican Republic team in the 2006 World Baseball Classic only to be pressured in to switching to play for the U.S. team apparently wants to play for the Dominicans in 2009 according to Gordon Edes of Ya

Yankees co-chairman Hank Steinbrenner confirmed Friday night at the team's spring training complex in Tampa Fla. that an offer was made to CC Sabathia.