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A Trip to Oyster Pond
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06/16/2019 12:54 PM
06/16/2019 12:54 PM
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Posts: 82,726 Central Florida!
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We hadn’t been to Oyster Pond for a few years, certainly not since Irma, so we decided on Friday morning to take a trip to Oyster Pond. We wanted to see what the seaweed looks like now. I am not that familiar with OP and not familiar with Coral Beach Club at ALL. We saw a sign which said Coral Beach Club, right by the buildings here. I don’t know if there is more than one section of CBC or not, but this is the view from one of those buildings. Overturned boats and seaweed in the water, right in front of the buildings. Nice stench too. And here are two pictures of Dawn Beach and the open water close to Dawn Beach. Wow. So glad I’m not in Dawn Beach right now!!! A taxi driver was by the side of the road, showing some tourists how to feed some ducks and iguanas. We headed back toward Orient, headed past the relatively new Mambo Beach Bar, along Coralita Beach, which is the back way to Orient. I feel sorry for these guys, to try to start up a business, with the stench from the seaweed. And a couple of pics for BeachKitten, of some goats by the side of the road
Last edited by Carol_Hill; 06/16/2019 10:05 PM.
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Re: A Trip to Oyster Pond
[Re: sxmmartini]
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06/16/2019 05:26 PM
06/16/2019 05:26 PM
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Not intended to be depressing, just factual, in terms of what's actually going on, at Oyster Pond right now. People who are booking vacations to SXM should know.
Carol Hill
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Re: A Trip to Oyster Pond
[Re: Carol_Hill]
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06/16/2019 07:25 PM
06/16/2019 07:25 PM
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We spent a week at OBBR in January, the beach may have not been as bad as the above pics, but it wasn't good. I walked down there only one time to check it out. The beach had been cleaned at that point in the day and there were a handful of people in chairs. When I say clean, there was a huge pile of seaweed down at the opposite end of the beach; I can only imagine how bad that smelled.
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Re: A Trip to Oyster Pond
[Re: jrr1148]
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06/16/2019 08:05 PM
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We were there the same time same place, saw some seaweed but never any bad smell.
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Re: A Trip to Oyster Pond
[Re: Carol_Hill]
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06/16/2019 08:20 PM
06/16/2019 08:20 PM
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Yay! I get a shout out and some GOATS!!!!! Thanks Carol. Huh, who knew that ducks and iguanas could co-exist. Dawn has never been my favorite area.
"It is good to do nothing all day, and then to rest"
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Re: A Trip to Oyster Pond
[Re: dawnbeachette]
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06/16/2019 09:21 PM
06/16/2019 09:21 PM
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dawnbeachette--Sorry, I apologize. I removed the picture.
Last edited by Carol_Hill; 06/16/2019 10:06 PM.
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Re: A Trip to Oyster Pond
[Re: Carol_Hill]
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06/16/2019 09:37 PM
06/16/2019 09:37 PM
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dawnbeachette--Sorry, I apologize. That was a super cool thing to do. We just never know in the Internet age how many people can be reached.....and how something affects them. Wow.
"It is good to do nothing all day, and then to rest"
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Re: A Trip to Oyster Pond
[Re: Eric_Hill]
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06/17/2019 05:45 PM
06/17/2019 05:45 PM
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So that is an issue for your hard spent vacation dollars. How much wine did you have at the beach today Eric?! Lol I have NO problem spending on vacation. It goes real easy and quick. Maybe hard earned?
"It is good to do nothing all day, and then to rest"
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Re: A Trip to Oyster Pond
[Re: Carol_Hill]
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06/17/2019 07:11 PM
06/17/2019 07:11 PM
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Posts: 600 Eastern NC, N Topsail Beach
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Thanks for the report and pictures Carol! Since 2005 we have been renting villas in that area and know it very well, as well as most of the players in that area. We love to see pictures from that area and yours or anyone else’s thoughts pertaining to that area, as it is near and dear to our hearts. We have personally been in the Dawn beach area and spoke to many friends and realtors after the hurricane, and have seen the damage first hand, so I speak with understanding of that area. Yes it does break our hearts, BUT it is a FACT that that side of the island took the brunt of the hurricane, unfortunately! But it is a fact that needs to be discussed with fellow travelers, either in verse or photos, or BOTH, which is what you did Carol! We appreciate the information, as I’m sure many other people on this fourm do as well! That is the nice thing about this fourm, PEOPLE NEED TO BE INFORMED, and that is what you did based on an earlier thread where a couple was about to rent a vila and just asking questions about the AREA! We see nothing wrong in what you posted! So y’all have fun, AND BY ALL MEANS, PLEASE KEEP THE PHOTOS AND STORY OF YALLS VACATION COMING!
We are waiting! We hope you and Eric have as much fun as we did, and enjoy every moment of it!,,
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