Nice while it lasted.

     If there has ever been a more perfect July 4 weekend on the Outer Banks Uncle Jack missed it.  Packing the Mini and leaving Nags Head on Monday the 5th was almost as hard as giving up bourbon a few years ago. He and Mrs. Uncle Jack got in some lovely walks on the beach after the excruciating heat went away in the middle of the week and he took a few pictures, some of which appear below:

One morning thousands of minnows like these were washed up on the beach for miles.  Who knows why?

This house near the 20 mile post has been derelict and blocking the beach for years.  Looks like it's about to be moved.  Which reminds Uncle Jack that "Sal de Mer", the subject of his last blog, was torn down back in May, not moved to a new location.  Would that the same will happen soon to some of the other wrecked houses in South Nags Head.

Like these fronting the former Seagull Drive.  What a mess.

Another view of the unsightly and dangerous wreckage of Seagull Drive.

The new Jennette's Pier is coming along.  Nearly half of the temporary "work pier" has been removed, revealing what the finished structure will look like.  Three wind turbines are in place and ready to generate electricity when the time comes.

The magnificent pier house looks very much like a traditional Nags Head cottage.  The whole thing is a serious challenge to Mother Nature who managed to wreck several previous iterations of this pier. Hopefully she will lay off until after the grand opening next year.