Carolina Beach, 2020 (COVID edition)
When the COVID
outbreak started, Andrew figured that we could ‘shelter in place’ in a beach
apartment as well as at home; so he rented a beach apartment for late
August. It worked out well. There were
minimum people and maximum beach time and parks.
Carolina Beach State
Park (CBSP) – The main reason to stay at Carolina
Beach was the state park. Andrew raises carnivorous plants and this part of
North Carolina is the native home of the Venus flytrap.
CBSP – Bridges over the wetlands. (Untroubled waters?)
CBSP – Pitcher plants, each waiting for something
to fall in and be digested. We did not fall in.
CBSP – Venus flytraps. The Venus flytraps are only
native within 75-100 miles of this place. The park also contained sun-dews, but
they are tiny and hard to photograph with a smartphone.
Rental – Our front
porch. It was often covered with towels and beach equipment.
Rental – The funky
little guy greeted us coming in. We made good use of him. (Ron’s
hat.) Behind a Pac-man machine that Zoe played when she could get the
quarters.
Rental – We got to
the rental about 4PM, just in time for a short walk along the beach, and then
the remains of Hurricane Laura came through and dropped some rain. It was all
gone by morning.
Carolina
Beach – Our beach village. Ron would wander out occasionally, but mainly stayed in the
AC and read.
Carolina Beach –
Notice the empty beaches.
Ocean
Grill & Tiki Bar – The request, as we went to
supper.
Ocean
Grill & Tiki Bar – Our only supper out. It had a nice outdoor patio looking out over
the dunes and water. Note Andrew’s cloth ear decoration. Zoe’s “I’ve been at the
beach all day” face.
Rental – If not at
the beach, the ladies spent a great deal of time painting shells they found on
the beach and other art projects. Here a painting by Theresa.
Rental – Carol’s
concept for beach nails.
Wilmington NC – The
Stanley Rehder Carnivorous Plant Garden. (Say that
three times fast!) On our way home we stopped by another park of carnivorous
plants.
Wilmington NC – Many
more pitcher plants at the Rehder Garden.
Wilmington NC – Carol
had this on her phone. Andrew says spiders often sit on the pitcher plants for
prey.