A Breezy Sunday at Edisto Island

Walking along the beach is a great way to start the day.  Even if it is very breezy and getting cooler every minute.  Exhilarating!

Wayne and a massive amount of shells on the shore

 I took a few shots of some of the homes on the way home from the beach.  Wayne looked up some real estate prices.  Ranges from $50,000 for an empty lot away from the water to $1.6 million for a beachfront mansion.

This is a beautiful area.  Far off the beaten path and not very commercial for a beach town.  Most of the homes are built on stilts at least one floor high.  This helps reduce damage from flooding.  Even though Hurricane Irma hit here, there is very little apparent damage.  Mostly, the beach sand was pushed onto the main road and there was a moderate amount of flooding.  The town and department of transport bulldozed the sand back to the beach.  Dune grasses and plants however,were lost.

Our complex and condo.

Today we took a drive to see a monument to the Tuskegee Airmen.  It is located in Walterboro, SC.  This is where the black pilots were trained during WWII.  The airfield is also the site of a POW camp.  German prisoners were brought here to be housed and used as labourers in the area farms.  Many prisoners and farmers developed enduring friendships.

And so ends another lovely day at the beach.