The world according to me....

Imagine my surprise when I saw the above scene today, 12 September 2005. This is the east side of Bogue Inlet, which recently underwent a Channel Relocation Project designed to shift the way the water runs through the inlet and ultimately deposit sand in front of this and nearby houses. The details of the plans and project can be found here. I wrote about this back in February, and I promised to give updates. Well, the latest is that there is still water running through the old channel, the dike constructed to block the old channel has eroded, and these houses are still under threat of erosion. To make matters more interesting, a hurricane appears to be heading our way. The total cost of the project to relocate Bogue Inlet channel was more than 9 million dollars, and the construction ended in April 2005. It will be interesting to see what happens to the inlet if (when?) a hurricane passes nearby. Stay tuned for more....