Sandy Paws direct ocean front home in Figure Eight Island

Our house is on a secluded private island, directly on the ocean with
a white sandy beach and clear ocean
water. The clean water provides excellent fishing and surfing. We
are ardent conservationists and have
managed to preserve the natural vegetation around the house. We have
lots of beach grass and sea oats.
The birding around the house is fabulous and we have fall visitors
who come just to bird watch. Surf fishing is
very good in front of the house because of a slew that has been there
for at least 30 years. Google map it: 126 Beach Road S, Wilmington, NC
The Beach House is a cozy, older oceanfront home. The home was built
in 1969 by Paul and CoCo Foster on
Figure 8 Island close to Wilmington North Carolina. The design is a
mix of Caribbean, Central American and
historic Carolina style coastal homes. Our furnishings are eclectic
with many 1950�s pieces copied from the
famous 1952 Herman Miller catalog while the Fosters were living in
Central America.
Our house has five bedrooms and two full bathrooms. There is a warm
water outside shower which is the most
popular bathing area in the summer. The kitchen is fully equipped
including a microwave and all the cookware a
chef would want.
The house is located on Figure 8 Island just north of Wilmington,
North Carolina. It is a private island and a
gated community, accessible only to land owners and their guests.
There are no public facilities on the island.
It has the only privately owned bridge over the Intracoastal
Waterway. We have clean and white sandy
beaches with blue-green ocean water. Multiple loggerhead turtle
nests hatch yearly. The beach is not crowded
since the public is not allowed on the island.
Our house is light and airy and very relaxed. This is not a luxury
home, but a functional beach house. Sandy
toes are not a problem!
Smoking is permitted outside, but must be carefully controlled
because of the high winds and fire hazards. We
have had several houses burn down on the island due to cigarette
butts left burning in the sand or on the
porch.
We love our beach house and only rent it for a few weeks a year to
help defray the cost of maintaining it.
Please note: We support a small colony of ferrule cats to help keep
the beach mice at bay. They tend to
wander about but usually stay hidden in the maritime forests. We
tend to them very well and we are members
of friends of felines. The cats are not allowed inside the house!

Full cable, High Speed Internet, direct ocean front, washer and
dryer, outside shower with hot water,
microwave, dishwasher, all linens including beach towels, beach
chairs, beach toys and boogie boards, charcoal
grill, two bicycles, air conditioning/heat, outside dining, many
porches.

Surf fishing, shelling, surfing, golf is close, fancy grocery store
and restaurants are close by, historic Wilmington
within 15 minutes.

Winter $2600/week Dec 01, 2008 to Feb 28, 2009
Spring $3000/week Mar 01, 2009 to May 15, 2009
Summer $3900/week May 16, 2009 to Sep 11, 2009
Fall $3000/week Sep 12, 2009 to Nov 30, 2009
Winter $2600/week Dec 01, 2009 to Feb 28, 2010
Winter $325/night 3 night minimum
Spring $425/night 3 night minimum
Fall $500/night 3 night minimum