HELLO FRIENDS:  

THOUGHT I WOULD SHARE SOME PHOTOS OF MY TRIP TO SUNSET BEACH, NC.  IT WAS COOL TODAY - HIGH OF 14, BUT SUNNY AND A PERFECT DAY TO EXPLORE THE NEIGHBOURHOOD.

SMALL CHAPEL

CLOSE UP

THE CHAPEL WAS CLOSED, BUT I MANAGED 

TO GET A PICTURE THROUGH A SMALL PORTAL

 IN THE FRONT DOOR.

LOTS OF THESE GUYS LYING AROUND

OUTSIDE MY WINDOW

LITTLE FREE LIBRARY DESIGNED AFTER THE BRIDGE MUSEUM IN THE BACKGROUND

BOARDWALK TO THE BEACH - ON ANOTHER DAY

FOUND THIS HANGING ON A BUSH BESIDE 

THE BOARDWALK - HARD TO FIND THESE 

SAND DOLLAR SHELLS

SUNSET BEACH, NC

I WALKED 8,601 STEPS (ON THE BEACH) 

TO FIND THIS MAIL BOX

(I DON'T THINK I'VE EVER WALKED THAT FAR 

IN ONE OUTING)

THANK GOODNESS THERE WAS A BENCH TO SIT ON WHEN I ARRIVED.

From the Internet:

It is estimated that over 100,000 people may have visited the Kindred Spirit mail box over the years, which is amazing considering its location on the undeveloped, quiet beach of Bird Island.

It’s a bit of a hike, but it is worth the effort if you’re the kind of person who appreciates this sort of thing.

Just keep walking until you see an opening in 

the sand dunes in the distance.

Next to an old weathered bench is the Kindred Spirit community mailbox. Inside you’ll find several journals, some pens and the hopes and dreams and grief and pain of the people who have left their innermost thoughts on the pages within.

I DID WRITE A NOTE TO BE LEFT IN THE BOX.  THEY ARE COLLECTED AND KEPT SOMEWHERE I WAS TOLD.

HOPE ALL IS WELL AT HOME AND SEE YOU SOON.

GLORIA