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  • Shore Flu

    I used to think I was too young for a flu shot…I have a different opinion now.  After several days of rest and medication, I’m almost ready to face the real world again. 

    One of my doctor’s suggestions: saline solution.  But why buy a product that is available for free??  A walk outside in our damp, salt air has the same effect  😉

    Here’s to a healthy and Happy Thanksgiving!

  • Sunday Sights

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     Dry sand and a new beach.

    110th Street looking north.

     

     

     

     

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     11oth Street looking south.

  • Picture- Beach Fill

     

    BeachSatAfter just 24 hours, the hard working crew from the dredging company has made great progress on the 110th/ 111th Street beach.  The sand is coming out of the pipe even more forceful than last night (the center of the picture).   Anxious for the sand to dry to see the finished product.

  • Incoming Sand

    sand1NovAmazing…in just a few hours, a new beach in Stone Harbor.  

     Wet sand spits out of the pipe (through a mesh cage filter), and is spread in place by 2 bulldozers. 

      

     

     

     

    sandNov

     Fascinating to watch…

     

     

     

     

     

    dredgeNovThe dredge is positioned in the inlet between Stone Harbor and North Wildwood.  Sand travels through pipes to the staging area (111th Street).  The pipe will be extended as the project moves north through the next week to 10 days.

  • Thanksgiving Weekend

    Hard to believe- just 1 week away. 

     On Friday, 11/27, Avalon will kick off the holiday season with the Christmas tree lighting and a visit from Santa at the 21st Street circle (Veteran’s Plaza)- starting at 4pm.

    Events planned in Stone Harbor for Friday and Saturday- holiday music, a dog parade (seriously), and hospitality night on Friday; more live music and the Christmas parade on Saturday (parade starts at 7pm). 

    It’s a fun weekend at the shore!

  • Stone Harbor picture

    Sanderling

    Picture taken this morning just before high tide from the 96th Street beach looking toward the Sanderling Condominium building.  Prior to the recent storms, I could see the 2nd and 3rd floor units .  Now, only the top of the building is visible from the water’s edge.

    The sand level is lower, but thankfully, there is still some beach and the dunes are in place.

    The dredging/beach fill process started today- will work their way north from 111th Street to 98th Street during the next 2 weeks.

  • Floods To Snow

    snowDenver Left the soggy seashore Saturday night in time for a snow storm in Denver.

    Even with the snow, the lack of humidity is such a contrast to our area.

     

     

    BeachNovBack in the moist air this morning.  The beach fill equipment is in place (again) in Stone Harbor- perfect timing after the coastal storm!

  • More Beach Pictures

    24thsouthAvalon- 24th Street looking south toward the fishing pier (hard to see with the fog).

     

     

     

     

    19thsouth19th Street looking south.

     

     

     

     

     

    18thconstructionBack to work-  the construction crews were on site at 18th Street and the beach!  Picture taken from the 19th Street beach path.

     

     

     

    12thsouth12th Street looking south.  The rock wall is fully exposed, but the dune system behind it is intact.

     

     

     

     

    12thnorth12th Street looking north toward the inlet and jetty.

    Minimal wind damage on the island-  amazing considering we experienced 3 straight days of high winds.

  • Saturday- Beach Update

    BeachpathNov  I was anxious to see the condition of the beach this morning.  The beach path at 120th Street in Stone Harbor is completely filled in with sand.

     

     

     

    SandduneThe dunes look different- beach grass covered with a layer of sand. 

     

     

     

    Walkway111thMajor damage to the dunes at 111th Street (looking north from “Nun’s Beach”). The walkway used to be on top of a large dune.  Now the ocean is running underneath.  Sad…

  • Friday Weather

    86thThird Past high tide, but it will take some time for the water to recede in the low lying areas of the island.  Borough workers in both towns are busy cleaning up the debris left behind.

     

     

     

     

    weatherThe Weather Channel was broadcasting from 7th Street and First Avenue in Avalon .  Even at low tide, the ocean spray over the rock wall gave us a direct hit!

     

     

     

     

    101BeachThe walkway to the beach from the 101st Street pavilion was damaged. 

     

     

     

     

     

    lowtideLow tide at 111th Street- a mean looking ocean! 

     But there is hope…sunny and close to 70 degrees predicted for Sunday  🙂