From the beach...and then some (editing to add a few)
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I am at Emerald Isle, NC, which was smacked by Hurricane Florence. Had booked this week from last Saturday, Sept 29th through this coming Saturday October 5th. The agency only let me know on Friday whether the duplex I'd booked was going to be available because of needed repairs, but by then I had arranged doing something else on Monday and decided to come only part of the week. The owner was fortunate in that he had limited damage.
I arrived yesterday afternoon. The devastation and debris left from Florence was shocking. Once I got off I-40 about 60 miles north of Wilmington where Florence came ashore and headed towards the coast, there were piles of stuff at the roadside. Carpets, padding, furniture, cut up trees...you name it. Roofs and siding off houses; signs battered and broken. A real mess. The owner stopped by yesterday afternoon and told me his sister's house in New Bern had 15 feet of water in it!
The town of Emerald Isle is slowly cleaning up. Right in the center of town, a lot of stuff put at the roadside has been cleared. But as you head out towards Atlantic Beach, the trucks haven't cleared all the debris from the side of the road. It's a mess.
The ocean is clear and beautiful. The dunes are gone where I am. Most of the beachfront houses have lost their beach access stairs. The owner of the duplex where I'm staying managed to get his stairs rebuilt so we can get to/from the beach. The wind took the paint right off the side of his house: you can see where it's peeled.
Fu*king intrusive sack of orange $hit just blasted my phone. You can't even go to the damn beach to get away from that disgraceful, incompetent, lying, traitorous con man. Wow.
Anyway, here a few shots of my experience since yesterday.
Wine o' clock yesterday (and now I need to refill my glass)
Sun going down
Clouds light up
No more stairs to the beach...
Or maybe use a ladder?
Portrait of Snowy
Paint peeled off the side of the house by Florence
When I say peeled paint, this is it!
Since I'm only here for a few days, I'm just going to add a few to this thread rather than start a new one.
A little beach mood from the Mason Jar Firefly LIghts add to the sunset last night.
And early morning sun this morning...only minutes apart.
Last full day at the beach today...going home tomorrow.
Another sunrise
Sand ripples...left as the high tide recedes
Shell bed
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The peeled paint photo took my breath away! Loved the sunset photos especially, and Snowy looks happy.
Enjoy your stay!
Now I'm in Michigan. People always ask me which I liked better and I always say, "I loved the geography of NC better, but the people can be "trying" sometimes." I think most Northerners understand what I'm inferring
