What is called “THE GROIN” on the East side of Ocean Isle Beach.

This multi-million dollar project was completed a few years ago.

Large granite boulders were placed 900 feet straight out into the ocean-

With a 90-degree turn –

This section of the “L” shape is short-

Then the dredging of the Shalotte channel began –

And the sand was blown onto the beach West of the GROIN!

This was about a mile and hundreds of feet wide!

The beach erosion in the past wiped out the ends of First and Second streets!

This design is designed to prevent that erosion from happening.

The project succeeded –

However, going East beyond the bouldered wall-

The erosion has devastated that area of the beach.

Huge sandbags and sand have been carried in.

That whole end is most likely to collapse –

Placing multi-million-dollar homes in extreme danger.

It is a mess, and lawsuits have been filed.

NOTE: Those homes were built there after the “GROIN” was put in place!

MOTHER NATURE: It is sad to see this happening – time will tell!

A PLACE IN THE SUN!

My sons and their families-

A visit a couple of years ago-

Here we were hiking a trail near Cherry Point.

Showing them a PLACE IN THE SUN far from the cold weather back in NWPA!

It can be nice there for a few months-

But the cold is the reason Sherry and I went to the South-

On the border of N.C. and S.C.

A PLACE IN THE SUN!

For healthy living!

SUNSET from our patio in the back yard.

Winter here is sunny, with blue skies and white clouds –

Most Winter days.

Here you see a late fall day-

Or an early winter day.

Almost zero snow and ice.

I bundle up – scarf and winter jacket-

Sometimes ear muffs-

But after walking a distance in the sun-

Slowly, I lose the scarf and earmuffs!

I do not like the cold-

I am comfortable at 74 degrees inside and 77 outside!

A PLACE IN THE SUN!

We chose our place in the sun –

Ocean Isle Beach!

Here you see the mainland and then the Causeway Bridge.

The town of OIB is after crossing the bridge.

We live back in the forest,

A couple of miles before crossing the bridge in the forest!

A little over ten minutes and we are here.

Sunset Beach is a couple of miles away, and we have access to that area also.

All shopping – gas – parks – box stores,

And multiple golf courses are within fifteen minutes of our house!

Wilmington is 45 minutes, and NMB is less than thirty minutes.

A PLACE IN THE SUN!

For more info – email and phone number-

Go to https://sfitzsommons.juiceplus.com

Sherry in our home-

Thanks for reading –

PAPA’S WORLD – A PLACE IN THE SUN!

My website: livinglifedoingitmyway.blog