After his wife passed away, Earl Paul found healing on the shores of Ocean City. At 90 years old, he still visits the beach daily, counting more than 10,000 visits.
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When my wife died, I didn't know what to do.
I came down here and I would sit there.
I did that for about three weeks.
And I said, God, it's not working.
I said, it's not working.
I felt somebody touching my shoulder.
And he said, you will do it.
It actually took me four years to get used to not having my wife.
Life goes on. Life goes on, you know.
I had to stay there.
My name is Earl Hall.
I'm 90 years old.
I live right off the beach, right here in Ocean City.
I've been on the beach more than 10,000 days.
I have been there ever since.
Every day.
If it rains or something happens, I'm not there.
I'll tell you that. I don't do that.
But I'm here every day.
Every day.
When I bring you to the beach,
umbrella, I had six at one time.
Beach bum one. That's me.
I can wear out beach chairs.
In a year, I probably do five.
And I still boogie board.
I can out-boogie boarder anybody right now.
I have a lot of friends, though.
I have a lot of friends.
This is the best friend beach you can get.
It's been a rugged winter down here and up home.
There's not a weekend we come down
and we don't hook up with Earl pretty much for a couple hours.
And if it wasn't for him,
I would probably never have the appreciation for the beach that I have.
He's salt of the earth, my friend.
That's right, Bob. You do what I do.
Yes, sir.
I can do anything that I could do when I was 20.
I can do it. I can do it.
It's a second life.
It really is.
I'll never leave here.
