Today was a great day.

We visited the nearby Eastern Regional Access on Emerald Isle.

Surprisingly there were no other vehicles at 5:15 pm when we parked.

It me only a couple of minutes to get down to the water.

For the first time in 2008, I left my shoes up on the steps.

The sand was not that cold. That must have gone to my head since the next I knew my bare feet were in the water.

It might be just a little early for wading, but I did it and my feet did not turn blue.

My guess is that the water temperature is in the fifties, but it is hard to tell if you are only using your feet as a thermometer.

The sunset was not nearly as spectacular as yesterday's golden sunset on Bogue Sound, but I cannot complain.

There was no wind, and we had the beach to ourselves on a very nice February evening.

The even better news is that even warmer temperatures are expected later this week.

I put up an online picture tour of Emerald Isle during the winter.

Tags: Beach

We took advantage of the warm weather and went walking yesterday just off Inlet Drive in Emerald Isle yesterday.

I wanted to get close to the Point so I could see what the beach is doing.

According to what I have heard, the large wide beaches are moving towards the Point which would be a good thing since there isn't much left of the beach over there.

It is hard to believe how fast this has changed. I bought my permit to drive on the beach and went over to the Point and noticed the beach was getting smaller. A week later the access point was closed.

I am really impressed with how wide the beach is just down from the Point.

It will be interesting to watch this since I do not have a house there.

Tags: Beach