The Mailbox on Topsail Beach and Wimbledon has a Winner!

photo courtesy of Kathy Cozort

What are you doing on your beautiful Sunday?  

Did you enjoy a champagne brunch while

 celebrating the Men's Finals at Wimbledon like

my neighbor Kathy,who sent me the picture above this

 morning? Congrats to Andy Murray the new Champ!

    

We are spending the day on the beach, but plan to walk later this afternoon to Serenity Point, which is located at the south end of island. Last week I when I took my walk there I discovered "The Mailbox".  

The mailbox is located on the very south tip of the island

 on the ocean side in the dunes. I have no idea how 

long it has been there.

I don't know who the creator is either,but I love the concept. 

I love the quirky way it has been decorated with christmas

 lights and trinkets.

As you can see it is just a normal mailbox attached to a post

and supported by a piece of fencing.

Further inspection revealed added support 

from this board.

I opened the mailbox and found a plastic container inside.

The top of the box looked like this.  It gives a QR code and

says to "like" Daily Post on Facebook but I couldn't find it.

 I opened the box and found two notebooks.  Visitors to the mailbox write their thoughts, things they have done while on the island and special notes.  It's really kinda cool.

 There was a cute little chair where you could sit while

 you wrote in the book, but it is now covered by sand.

We have had an issue with sand gravitating to that end 

of the island since the beach nourishment.

 My friend Michelle told me about the mailbox.  She told me she and her husband had discovered it last winter while riding their truck on the beach.  Doesn't that sound fun! Being on the beach in the winter when no one else is there?   Such is the luck of the locals who live here year around.  I dream about being here when it is so quiet in the winter.

I jotted down a quick note and headed on my way home.  I really didn't know what to write.  I have spent 48 summers on this beach! What does one say about a favorite adventure, day or destination when you have spent that many in one place?  My note was pretty simple.  I might write more each time I go back.  There's so much to love about this island. 

As I walked away, I looked back at the mailbox and thought it interesting how many footprints were around it.  Obviously, I wasn't the only one visiting the mailbox that day.  

If you take a walk around Serenity Point at Topsail make sure you visit the mailbox.  We enjoy this lovely little oasis so much.  It's nice to have a place where we can read what others have enjoyed on the island. 

If you know anything about the mailbox, please share!  

I would love to know more about it!