It's a very quiet location and we spent the majority of the time on the back porch or covered dock. It's water as far as the eye can see. The home has about everything you can think of, and as the supportive hosts state in the write up, it's best to bring what you want although the dollar general down the road will have some basics and more. If you want to take the ferry to Ocracoke or drive to Beaufort, Morehead, Atlantic Beach or the coastal cities beyond, this is a reasonable base. One day we rented a kayak (Beaufort kayak delivered) and rowed across the sound to the uninhabited Core Banks, which had thousands of shells for the picking and no people or bugs (or people that bug you, lol) so it was our own private island. On the way we went past Bird Island (not mapped) and saw a mass gathering of pelicans, seagulls, and egrets, although the first two were also constants at the house. We also saw a school of dolphins cruise by the house one day. Wish we could have stayed longer! Thank you Richard and Brenda!