This is our St. Somewhere
Thank
you for visiting St. Somewhere! We invite you to kick off your
shoes, grab a favorite beverage and take a leisurely cruise around
this website...then book your next trip to St. Somewhere!
Located on the OCEAN FRONT in beautiful Sunset Beach North Carolina and situated on the uncrowded and unspoiled east end of the island is our six bedroom, four bath vacation retreat.
This beach house rental is setup as a duplex with interior lockout doors between the sides so it can also be used as two separate three bedroom, two bath beach homes. Each side mirrors the other and includes separate kitchens, laundry, etc. Please click on the Accommodations link for more details.
About Sunset Beach
Only three miles long, Sunset Beach is the southernmost of the
three barrier islands known as the South Brunswick Islands. However,
the Town of Sunset Beach is comprised of several square miles of
mainland as well. A new high-rise bridge is now open replacing the
swing bridge that has connected mainland and island for decades. In
spite of its size this island has a current year-round population of
more than 2,000 residents.
Sunset
Beach NC is a great choice for a vacation. The island of Sunset
Beach features a white sandy beach with undisturbed sand dunes, a
natural habitat and a nesting ground for coastal wildlife of all
kinds, including the endangered loggerhead sea turtle. There is a
full-service fishing pier on the island, and the area offers
numerous shopping centers, grocery stores, small boutiques, dining,
golf and the Ingram Planetarium.
Sunset Beach also offers a unique opportunity… a walk to Bird
Island. Bird Island was once a separate island accessible only by
walking through shallow Mad Inlet at low tide. Today it is connected
to Sunset Beach as the inlet has filled in with sand. Bird Island is
completely untouched by development as its nearly 1,300 acres of
beach, marsh and wetlands were dedicated as a North Carolina Coastal
Reserve in 2002 following 10 years of work by the Bird Island
Preservation Society to protect it. This designation protects
habitat used by several threatened or endangered species, including
Kemp’s Ridley and loggerhead sea turtles, sea beach amaranth, piping
plover, wood stork and black skimmer. Early morning bird walks are
conducted during the summer months by persons working with the North
Carolina Coastal Land Trust.
Also informal guided tours (announced by posters attached to
street markers on the beach) are given frequent by locals who are
happy to share their knowledge of Bird island. The purely natural
environment is comforting, a place where people of the twenty-first
century can experience life as it was back in the days prior to the
development of the land.
Another unique feature to be found on Bird Island is a “kindred
spirits” mailbox where visitors can leave inspirational messages for
others to read and contemplate.
Once discovered, it is the rare person or family that does not return year after year for another visit to Sunset Beach and St. Somewhere!
Thank you!
Scott and Cathy
Click here for online map and directions.
Play "Boat Drinks" by Jimmy Buffett