So you asked for ocean front

Many folks want ocean front.  It is often a surprise at how close that ocean can be when currents change.

Last winter when I visited the Point at Emerald Isle, where this picture was taken you could easily drive a four wheel drive east down the beach.

This year 800 ft of that beach is closed and looks to be covered with water.

I was in the town office today getting my beach driving permit.  They had three pictures of the Point on the wall.

I was amazed at how much it has changed since the Coast Guard Channel was opened up.

A lot of sand is moving from one area and being deposited in another area.

I have figured out that movement is what beach sand is all about.

There was a sand fence in this area last winter.  It's gone now.

There are some predictions that the sand will stabilize in front of the threatened homes.  I'm not sure that predictions would let me sleep very soundly.