Here you see the amphitheater –
the playground –
and across the street – the mini putt-putt golf course!
On the far left is the ICW –
and to the right is the beach of OIB.
Rows of houses –
and although you can not see them here –
There are canals on the upper middle left side of the houses!
The Coastal Maritime Museum sits directly behind the open-air stage.
Next to the mini-golf – is Pelican Perch –
a favorite of ours –
for a bar and grill of locals!
Ocean Isle Beach sits between Sunset Beach to the S.W. –
and Holden Beach to the N.E.
The coastline from Charleston, S.C. to Wilmington, N.C. is curved –
sort of quarter Moon shape.
This means the beach is almost facing South!
The storms tend to come up the coast –
and either go in or skip this coastline –
and go directly toward the Cape Fear River-
and onto the Outer Banks!
I think the destruction of a vast hurricane came back last century in the 1950’s.
Not to say storms have come in and caused damage.
OIB is accessed by a causeway bridge –
and if a storm is predicted,
it will be closed both ways.
If you are on the island,
then you are on your own-
as the fire department and government buildings are on the mainland.
The view of Pelican Perch and the mini-golf are illuminated in the night sky!
A couple of the entrances to the fenced-in public park are to the right.
Every Friday night from the last of May to the end of August –
A free open-air concert is held for the public.
And during the same time on Wednesday evenings at dusk –
Movies are also shown in the park for free!
An aerial view of a Friday night concert –
6:30 PM. to 8:00 PM.
Bring your own chairs – snacks, and drinks –
as long as the drinks are not glass –
and mostly in plastic containers.
Hundreds of people attend these free concerts-
And on Wednesday nights –
Sunset Beach has free open-air concerts in the park –
on the shores of the ICW-
and on the mainland side!
There are open-air concerts almost every night of the week in the various towns
close to OIB!
We dreamed that someday we could live near a place where we always went on vacation –
And always thought when we were packing up to leave –
That we could stay here!
Today – WE CAN and DO –
We venture over anytime we want –
watch those coming in-
and those leaving their vacations!
In a little over ten minutes –
we are here from our home.
We are fortunate –
we are blessed –
and we are in our senior years.
Living in OIB on the mainland side-
is our dream come true!
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PAPA’S WORLD – OCEAN ISLE BEACH, NORTH CAROLINA
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