If you’re looking for a great place to eat lunch or dinner, you can always try Tortugas’ Lie Shellfish and Raw Bar. This restaurant is a small place on the beach road about mile post 11 in Nags Head that is very popular with the locals and tourist alike. They have great food that could please most tastes, and my personal favorite has always been the Wednesday night sushi, which during the summer doesn’t start until late night.

I go down there regularly 2 or 3 times a week, but I don’t eat there as often as I would like to, I go for the beach volleyball. One of the owners of the restaurant is a big beach volleyball player and fan and built two very nice sand volleyball courts behind the restaurant. We can always tell when the place is getting full because the restaurant patrons waiting for a seat will often walk around back and watch us play and enjoy a cocktail as they wait.

If you’re a sports fan and like watch some good competition, you have a good chance of seeing some tough games being played out back. Tuesdays, Wednesdays and Thursdays are the nights you will most likely catch some games. There is the local group of regular players as well and many out of town players who will stop by for a few games while on vacation. There may be nights where only 4 people show up, or nights where 20 people are trying to get on the same two courts.

If you get a chance to try Tortugas’, I highly suggest a visit for some great food, and if you want to show up a little early to enjoy some sports action, we usually play a little better if we have spectators.

Guest Blogger BK