Beach Nourishment Update 7/19

A long video for today!

First, we check out the milepost 19 action, where the new beach is wide enough to play baseball. Thte south fence is near 9331 Old Oregon Inlet Road near James Street, and the north fence is at 9223, north of June Street.

Then we head to Governor Street, where they are already well past the Comfort Inn. The south fence is still in front of Diamond Shoals at 8111 Old Oregon Inlet Road, and the north fence is at 8001 near Gulfstream Way. They are scheduled to join up with the previously nourished beach south of Jennette's Pier within the next two days, and I have no trouble believing they will make it.

Finally, we head down toward milepost 17.5 to where the submerged pipe comes ashore. Someone had asked me a question about where exactly it was, and I realized I had never gotten any video. When the Liberty Island crew reach Jennette's Pier, they will take up all the pipe between there and this "landing point", which is at 8417 Old Oregon Inlet Road between Seabird and Whitecap Streets. Then they will turn this giant 90-degree bend toward the south, and start working in that direction. They will head south until they reach the Outer Banks Fishing Pier at milepost 18.5, where they are expected to meet the Texas in early August.

Oh and along the way, we see how the beach looks around some of the sandbagged properties that were staked out by CAMA, a guy flying a pretty kite, and the wind turbines at Jennette's Pier pointing to the southwest, foreshadowing an increase in humidity...

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