Sand alligator on Kure Beach In the summer of 2000 our family took a weeklong vacation to Kure Beach. We stayed in one of the nostalgic, oceanfront beach cottages. A welcoming plaque greeted us with the words: “May your time be filled with relaxing sunsets, cool drinks and sand between your toes.” We spent sunrise mornings fishing for pan-sized flounder in front of our cottage. Golden fried flounder was a given for our lunch along with fresh shrimp that we peeled at our table and tossed the shells onto laid-out newspapers. The younger cousins rode the waves and built sandcastles. Our older cousins, Daniel and Marc, decided to break the traditional sandcastle mold. After the other cousins came back from their beach walk to Kure Beach’s fishing pier, a gigantic “sand alligator” greeted them in the sand. Our youngest cousins, Anna and Laurel (pictured), squealed with delight at their encounter with the sand alligator. After visits to Kure Beach’s Aquarium and Fort Fisher, all of the younger cousins agreed that Daniel and Marc’s sand alligator was one of the highlights of their vacation at Kure Beach. Ann Doby Mercer, Hamlet, Pee Dee EMC |
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