Pensacola Beach Reporting

June 2, 2010

This post is mostly for you far-flung Pensacolians out there. The good news is that, as of Wednesday morning, Pensacola Beach is not slathered in crude. The bad news is that there’s a “sheen” of oil moving closer by the hour. The sheen was 7.5 miles from shore when the News Journal went to press last night. “Tar balls” hit Dauphin Island, AL on Tuesday, followed by pancake-sized patties on Wednesday.

Here are two pictures I took with my phone this morning. Take a good look. It may be the last you’ll see of that unspoiled quartz sand.


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  1. Lee on June 3rd, 2010 7:25 pm

    I hope I get down there before the oil does, but I won’t be going for three weeks, which I imagine will be too late. Thanks for the pics. Sad.

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