Three weeks ago, our planned week stay in North
Myrtle Beach was cut short by a forced evacuation because of Hurricane
Florence. I was surprised when I called
and asked for the four nights we missed because of the evacuation to be
rescheduled. We were booked for October
1 to 5.
We were surprised at the lack of hurricane damage
that we saw as we took I-40 into Wilmington and then Hwy 17 to North
Myrtle. A few trees and limbs were down,
but we didn’t see damaged buildings or flooded fields. Roadside signs seemed to be in good
condition. We did notice a low area on
I-40 where it looked like it had been underwater for days. Lots of dead turtles in the road, too.
Our Wyndham resort in North Myrtle sustained no
damage. The tide did not override the
dunes and flood the pool or first floor of the resort. On the way home on Friday, we did see rivers
still in flood stage covering large areas of low land, including a golf course.
We had seen satellite photos of rivers in North
Carolina discharging black sediment into the ocean. Winds at North Myrtle were from the North and
that black water was obvious as the waves broke over the beach. I was told the bacteria count was high and
swimming was not advised. Maybe I’m
getting better judgment as I age because I stayed out of the ocean. The wind shifted to the south on our last
day, and the ocean cleared up and looked beautiful.
We sat and watched the ocean and crowds on the
beach for hours from our ocean front condo.
Part II of our vacation was very healing.
Seasoned Man
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