The first time we planned a trip, we wanted to book a fishing charter. My wife called one of the local captains (Ronnie O'Neal) and couldn't understand half what he said. Ended up politely ending the call (and wondering out loud what she just heard). 15 minutes later, she gets a call back from the same number and it's the fisherman's son (Ryan). We'd never heard of the Ocracoke accent, but that's what it was... Ronnie was in his late 50s or 60s and had always lived on the island. Ryan was late-20s or early 30s at the time and attended to college on the mainland and spent some winters working inland as well, so his brogue was much less noticeable.
Anyways, we booked a trip with them several years in a row. Good times. Look them up if you find yourself down that direction and fancy a day of fishing.