tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-62266200210609758422024-03-17T23:04:42.482-04:00Into A New Horizon The next chapter in our lives has become "The Adventures of Two Old Goats"Carolhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17799809173999520396noreply@blogger.comBlogger1528125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6226620021060975842.post-60317829314505749552024-03-16T20:06:00.001-04:002024-03-16T20:06:20.642-04:00Serenity Now<p>Our third morning kayak trip was to Peck Lake in the Intracoastal Waterway. We beat the crowds to Jupiter Island and had the ocean beach all to ourselves. There were lots of boats in the lake itself (really just a wide spot in the ICW) but it sure was serene overlooking the cruising fleet. We imagined ourselves cruising again, but then all the boat wakes started and we laughed and were glad we sleep on land!</p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjSSoSOh7Euaxwkv66jdd786QfROhp041ckZRaPG9pEEAV9RNNfAcQVVE2c-xvIoIqv3HNtTfDIJZB5GAcc4203PnedHb297zSUN0Fo98KaZ2A4MLmV0qHpLPs6dVbb-PoGbuTgg6EeiXY1sMAjGXr5E1RccBrvtcx47UrGj-LkUZSd0El4A4kTCo4ujDc/s4080/IMG_20240315_102627592~2.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4080" data-original-width="2296" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjSSoSOh7Euaxwkv66jdd786QfROhp041ckZRaPG9pEEAV9RNNfAcQVVE2c-xvIoIqv3HNtTfDIJZB5GAcc4203PnedHb297zSUN0Fo98KaZ2A4MLmV0qHpLPs6dVbb-PoGbuTgg6EeiXY1sMAjGXr5E1RccBrvtcx47UrGj-LkUZSd0El4A4kTCo4ujDc/w360-h640/IMG_20240315_102627592~2.jpg" width="360" /></a></div><p style="text-align: center;"><br /></p><p style="text-align: center;">This schooner was a beauty though, but really rocked in the waves.</p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh6VcmznXcTqm94oQaOy8br0GDd7vldebMHFw5TiKIy-5XoUx3vVQfeUTloGYikstnw-iQ2MSQ76baJWPOSTtYd5ecjyPEbVHFjflJCFWL1H8W9fTxl3RWNdo1cxmgdl8k_JMTJSZMNxRMEt3wfRXZCW5ZucRYgoZdqQJOIoZ7DTZfwJ7FF6CTjTeq5LZE/s2589/IMG_20240315_104529615~2.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1713" data-original-width="2589" height="424" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh6VcmznXcTqm94oQaOy8br0GDd7vldebMHFw5TiKIy-5XoUx3vVQfeUTloGYikstnw-iQ2MSQ76baJWPOSTtYd5ecjyPEbVHFjflJCFWL1H8W9fTxl3RWNdo1cxmgdl8k_JMTJSZMNxRMEt3wfRXZCW5ZucRYgoZdqQJOIoZ7DTZfwJ7FF6CTjTeq5LZE/w640-h424/IMG_20240315_104529615~2.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><p><br /></p><p>After"serenity now" comes "insanity later" (thanks Seinfeld 😉), which is what must have happened with high winds and this sailboat that dragged anchor back in the mangroves. </p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi2iZO5aaPMWa_sqbN0yqycQPfyFu53AJ8m2MPtlj_B4uduHEqfMz9e8sQZD3U9yLiTDy8vH7f5z5EdQcC7qENwgYGHXsYMCjCafx4NtI7QJvcBLDdXazjt8DcnyLLILO-M-5AknV_TPTiqNaV7enC8175U4RzJx251pQwwNGWxkfedl6x3IlX_D6UpriY/s4080/IMG_20240315_091542878.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4080" data-original-width="2296" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi2iZO5aaPMWa_sqbN0yqycQPfyFu53AJ8m2MPtlj_B4uduHEqfMz9e8sQZD3U9yLiTDy8vH7f5z5EdQcC7qENwgYGHXsYMCjCafx4NtI7QJvcBLDdXazjt8DcnyLLILO-M-5AknV_TPTiqNaV7enC8175U4RzJx251pQwwNGWxkfedl6x3IlX_D6UpriY/w360-h640/IMG_20240315_091542878.jpg" width="360" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgB8f_vVYbPNPmJa9IbZoBrX09BMIYhHXq7s1RZ91Fic0OdAi3WAgTAYs-VtCAYCY6zU6J_lGXLvqedW3-H5JGS8L9Ra9j0ZMbFd6uaZidxszy7GoeQylxxkc7hiUC-jgWW_XOmpeNOfvKdf7kbT0DvJXL9QOL3KdsdEFGZodu7QM6ZTKU9Z7AAWhJxOqA/s4080/IMG_20240315_091635352.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4080" data-original-width="2296" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgB8f_vVYbPNPmJa9IbZoBrX09BMIYhHXq7s1RZ91Fic0OdAi3WAgTAYs-VtCAYCY6zU6J_lGXLvqedW3-H5JGS8L9Ra9j0ZMbFd6uaZidxszy7GoeQylxxkc7hiUC-jgWW_XOmpeNOfvKdf7kbT0DvJXL9QOL3KdsdEFGZodu7QM6ZTKU9Z7AAWhJxOqA/w360-h640/IMG_20240315_091635352.jpg" width="360" /></a></div><p><br /></p><p>We do seem to find all the derelict boats, don't we? That's the fun of kayaking and getting in all the places most people don't and can't go. </p><p style="text-align: center;">😎</p>Carolhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17799809173999520396noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6226620021060975842.post-41984394798198110692024-03-15T19:57:00.003-04:002024-03-15T19:57:29.154-04:00The Goddess We have been taking advantage of the early morning calmness and kayaking for the past three days. By noon, the wind has been picking up, so our timing was perfect. Yesterday we paddled Manatee Pocket and we always see lots of impressive yachts like these:<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgMGYdsSbATsBOYekcia2zE7BzrMk1ezBm8-VxYZ2edm0okiLd9Lg8lFVkCzXTd97f5cTPuXzKNmOqp4c-DJvPhRc8ZPF7lI79vUG-DS1QB6rHFomAsRWptjgt2KFKngSMf85QiPqegukNiKkDt0_jL1TF_QZg9m2leyfDEJ0DTVOO87aIgbfsKYwuKLRs/s3496/IMG_20240314_091915557~2.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1742" data-original-width="3496" height="318" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgMGYdsSbATsBOYekcia2zE7BzrMk1ezBm8-VxYZ2edm0okiLd9Lg8lFVkCzXTd97f5cTPuXzKNmOqp4c-DJvPhRc8ZPF7lI79vUG-DS1QB6rHFomAsRWptjgt2KFKngSMf85QiPqegukNiKkDt0_jL1TF_QZg9m2leyfDEJ0DTVOO87aIgbfsKYwuKLRs/w640-h318/IMG_20240314_091915557~2.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><br /><div><br /></div><div>However, I was amazed to see a wood commuter yacht we haven't seen since the early 1980s, docked at the Hinckley Boatyard. This is the gorgeous, 74 ft. 'Aphrodite':</div><div style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhXJoj8JU63uDY16UtCcdOmCxU-2sm0jDAcbVZYY1nHBHV9AsHhfAKAkIgXdVIdz2a3J_s_rVS-tOnHOsgTFOaYZLywCvYUBTZ45ioMM9F2OnnwCNbMwfT531K3t7j3RGhRl1YzWxf6Y1h1kPEu-6pdg-oDRVzGwkJpQIdP3_1mWaxKJG0edC7Y4yrpqSs/s2510/IMG_20240314_092211734_HDR~3.jpg" imageanchor="1"><img border="0" data-original-height="2510" data-original-width="1994" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhXJoj8JU63uDY16UtCcdOmCxU-2sm0jDAcbVZYY1nHBHV9AsHhfAKAkIgXdVIdz2a3J_s_rVS-tOnHOsgTFOaYZLywCvYUBTZ45ioMM9F2OnnwCNbMwfT531K3t7j3RGhRl1YzWxf6Y1h1kPEu-6pdg-oDRVzGwkJpQIdP3_1mWaxKJG0edC7Y4yrpqSs/w508-h640/IMG_20240314_092211734_HDR~3.jpg" width="508" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhtE-AmGEYovj96Ah1YX_Y14_FuY2bETiFgSQhIDYM9SyQk5pT9EwC1nstYezjQb2rjr5-y35uo-cZudijGAjBVRKYNh2N3gfhQe66tcCX3DNgbxtBhxm9Zgira2i06HugCfrNN0qAMgVW8ErDqsddoEmZgX1iGHsNRPCNN6-tMsysrZLezq_8GTC1-pjE/s3548/IMG_20240314_092314588_HDR~3.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1646" data-original-width="3548" height="296" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhtE-AmGEYovj96Ah1YX_Y14_FuY2bETiFgSQhIDYM9SyQk5pT9EwC1nstYezjQb2rjr5-y35uo-cZudijGAjBVRKYNh2N3gfhQe66tcCX3DNgbxtBhxm9Zgira2i06HugCfrNN0qAMgVW8ErDqsddoEmZgX1iGHsNRPCNN6-tMsysrZLezq_8GTC1-pjE/w640-h296/IMG_20240314_092314588_HDR~3.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi-C1U-OzwaiqNWSrypSFpQ6M3ColnknM0c3C8a0FnhlhvEctr6N-x_eTlLeciGqo7DD_6ZgoABO03jEbAbN_SbGX_SusNbJhxu8UcB72vQNe0dkZtQ9tJ1X4AkN6V3iq2YLgPMIiZPako-HNFV9JA2KEwJM4eX7LlEGAx0xCl05MIb6kurteOXCuAsn5M/s3078/IMG_20240314_092413258~3.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1587" data-original-width="3078" height="330" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi-C1U-OzwaiqNWSrypSFpQ6M3ColnknM0c3C8a0FnhlhvEctr6N-x_eTlLeciGqo7DD_6ZgoABO03jEbAbN_SbGX_SusNbJhxu8UcB72vQNe0dkZtQ9tJ1X4AkN6V3iq2YLgPMIiZPako-HNFV9JA2KEwJM4eX7LlEGAx0xCl05MIb6kurteOXCuAsn5M/w640-h330/IMG_20240314_092413258~3.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><br /><div><br /></div><div>Here is a link to an article about her history:</div><div><a href="https://www.brooklinboatyard.com/aphrodite-2005" target="_blank">https://www.brooklinboatyard.com/aphrodite-2005</a><br /></div><div><br /></div><div>I can't believe it has been that long since we saw her cruising in Key Largo, but it sure brings back lots of memories.</div><div><br /></div>Carolhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17799809173999520396noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6226620021060975842.post-73679308312935981172024-03-10T07:36:00.000-04:002024-03-10T07:36:13.526-04:00Visitor<p style="text-align: center;">Look what walked into Dave's workshop...</p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEinO-ObcR3BJoff9F4evJfceIzCqMEL7XK5Oq2NPcB0_CRR5VZuCCdefCs-q_05Im7Nhl-BG2MkeQW3NiKy4sL6wQg3eIREUhG9kBrXRHu6h-_DXra5Vq5Cicrpr_oG00uQsFvpZN7UGdvRL39L0m3qdV5gxqfjzAUxz4Jwbnz-uLcZYCRKBRbu0kj2dxA/s4080/IMG_20240310_072533.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3072" data-original-width="4080" height="482" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEinO-ObcR3BJoff9F4evJfceIzCqMEL7XK5Oq2NPcB0_CRR5VZuCCdefCs-q_05Im7Nhl-BG2MkeQW3NiKy4sL6wQg3eIREUhG9kBrXRHu6h-_DXra5Vq5Cicrpr_oG00uQsFvpZN7UGdvRL39L0m3qdV5gxqfjzAUxz4Jwbnz-uLcZYCRKBRbu0kj2dxA/w640-h482/IMG_20240310_072533.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><p style="text-align: center;"><br /></p><p style="text-align: left;">Dave heard a hissing sound and looked down to see this gopher tortoise clunking it's way in on the concrete floor. He put on a pair of gloves, picked it up and placed it outside near a grassy retention pond and some bushes. </p>Carolhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17799809173999520396noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6226620021060975842.post-37020759503176447702024-03-05T21:50:00.000-05:002024-03-05T21:50:31.606-05:00Lots of Horsepower!<p style="text-align: center;"> Click on the photos, zoom in, and count 'em up. 😉</p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgLM3e_PT7r9fAM1qETV1lX-iCPmz3qf-LiCRs9IO-14_4vDFLv4Bab1iV6DMj6VYnsxx1ssxWeWYFudBP_jI_Bzywv05YD0pMaqKY_9QiThEpRJSSr7F_NgqfIvN0UjAGqZbeeMCTkNrF37PlWXUZJfKnyRaQFtbpvkZBy1ws5adrT0EkfA1vMYdx9ryc/s3250/IMG_20240303_091155090~2.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1808" data-original-width="3250" height="356" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgLM3e_PT7r9fAM1qETV1lX-iCPmz3qf-LiCRs9IO-14_4vDFLv4Bab1iV6DMj6VYnsxx1ssxWeWYFudBP_jI_Bzywv05YD0pMaqKY_9QiThEpRJSSr7F_NgqfIvN0UjAGqZbeeMCTkNrF37PlWXUZJfKnyRaQFtbpvkZBy1ws5adrT0EkfA1vMYdx9ryc/w640-h356/IMG_20240303_091155090~2.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEikgdyPDZjW_l4jWpEqTqtW7TukCew8ZjHTHtQPslucHt2yd4lZzQv5YZJnr7Kc7xyz4WWFAR2-k9QxNHNmSHtPUXKFloj9uWS0jLqw_odTVWfl7xvRrWJFKNaxy3Wl8oHk0lEL6vp4o35sNuwLGOmefWIoTAP3VlcLYqdl2TF8og2WovCo8hFqdCrc_xk/s2422/IMG_20240303_091436446~3.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1155" data-original-width="2422" height="306" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEikgdyPDZjW_l4jWpEqTqtW7TukCew8ZjHTHtQPslucHt2yd4lZzQv5YZJnr7Kc7xyz4WWFAR2-k9QxNHNmSHtPUXKFloj9uWS0jLqw_odTVWfl7xvRrWJFKNaxy3Wl8oHk0lEL6vp4o35sNuwLGOmefWIoTAP3VlcLYqdl2TF8og2WovCo8hFqdCrc_xk/w640-h306/IMG_20240303_091436446~3.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><br /><p style="text-align: left;">While kayaking the Fort Pierce Inlet, we also came across a derelict motor yacht beached on the spoil island. I don't think it had any horsepower though and it had been stripped of everything worth saving.</p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgamMTSs7J1Fpg1FBmAQG_-si1Q5cOLmmXZovn48xW_2wibMShuyUxIgsFE5J6aXpDHg9C6ykNB2pbbnQUPzK6sj_y8yOonTIYprTbbsXi56pBXsPI91u32ii-EDXdVlcbju62ZFUFZR_8fkrXjclrMO8MfSFizHlFT4Go35rtWqNuvpHdH_dwwV2jDYGY/s4080/IMG_20240303_094940166.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2296" data-original-width="4080" height="360" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgamMTSs7J1Fpg1FBmAQG_-si1Q5cOLmmXZovn48xW_2wibMShuyUxIgsFE5J6aXpDHg9C6ykNB2pbbnQUPzK6sj_y8yOonTIYprTbbsXi56pBXsPI91u32ii-EDXdVlcbju62ZFUFZR_8fkrXjclrMO8MfSFizHlFT4Go35rtWqNuvpHdH_dwwV2jDYGY/w640-h360/IMG_20240303_094940166.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhZn5k1jlS7kfr9mPtPl9bM7KtbG2RbB42w8T3FL4FiZJHaaNLaMLsLihj5zep6bMAughWrIpVq0-Sh7c61og8pvf46wPOl7Ngk6KLf8GyQqJG5SVxxyz2boJMQMXXc4R6wTsIJUn70oVb6xn-fQBRe093Nzh7XLJ8ZuglISiIxmjazo8t6cZVuz8k7hfk/s4080/IMG_20240303_095852448.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2296" data-original-width="4080" height="360" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhZn5k1jlS7kfr9mPtPl9bM7KtbG2RbB42w8T3FL4FiZJHaaNLaMLsLihj5zep6bMAughWrIpVq0-Sh7c61og8pvf46wPOl7Ngk6KLf8GyQqJG5SVxxyz2boJMQMXXc4R6wTsIJUn70oVb6xn-fQBRe093Nzh7XLJ8ZuglISiIxmjazo8t6cZVuz8k7hfk/w640-h360/IMG_20240303_095852448.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><p style="text-align: left;"><br /></p><p style="text-align: left;">Dave couldn't resist paddling inside this boat of Promises, which its name is a bit ironic considering what has become of it. Cocktails on the aft deck anyone? 😆</p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjBGFJ05z10NVYLxmARcDiP76gDmjVxbM0q6h1a6BWleaw3aM6otrUtSwNCX1d7T8bYE3oCPRrEeg_dCK5So5BkMCdrSTpbnZ7g_8p1zNbjMcFO0HDKrZ-pPZZsptiMcVJr3DjIRd07v3lzvg0oEkHL141Si5Eln_sxMwDvPn8URMqOZM1bBxlJ0A7MhcE/s4080/IMG_20240303_095316657~2.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2296" data-original-width="4080" height="360" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjBGFJ05z10NVYLxmARcDiP76gDmjVxbM0q6h1a6BWleaw3aM6otrUtSwNCX1d7T8bYE3oCPRrEeg_dCK5So5BkMCdrSTpbnZ7g_8p1zNbjMcFO0HDKrZ-pPZZsptiMcVJr3DjIRd07v3lzvg0oEkHL141Si5Eln_sxMwDvPn8URMqOZM1bBxlJ0A7MhcE/w640-h360/IMG_20240303_095316657~2.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><p style="text-align: left;">It will take a lot more horsepower than Dave paddling to get it off the beach. Maybe they should just use all those boats with multiple engines to tow it away. That certainly would do the trick! </p><p style="text-align: left;"><br /></p>Carolhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17799809173999520396noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6226620021060975842.post-26338609940846828822024-02-29T14:27:00.000-05:002024-02-29T14:27:34.728-05:00Kayaking Trifecta This past week has been a banner week for kayaking. The best days were also the days that Dave races his R.C. sailboat in the afternoon, so we took short jaunts in the morning. On Monday we paddled the perimeter of nearby Hillmoor Lake, and it was so calm that we were able to see lots of big fish and quite a few fish nesting spots underwater in the sand. Today we launched at the Savannas Preserve State Park, which we haven't done in several years.<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg4At37OiLQasf5hir3xLANjrXc58YiIVjNZz1DhuyGwmJFEnBvTGvKoW3swXQimp8lHLzXfdCL0w3OiE-xrOCDYOixaCWZw9I95ChAt83mA4-Iqq8Gt7gepxFhSWsh0Iti2Qm-vbOunEMemHxKdGSLV3kC3K9871A9235mIjuNcHWnBYpIy2q5WePcOTQ/s4080/IMG_20240229_084100611.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2296" data-original-width="4080" height="360" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg4At37OiLQasf5hir3xLANjrXc58YiIVjNZz1DhuyGwmJFEnBvTGvKoW3swXQimp8lHLzXfdCL0w3OiE-xrOCDYOixaCWZw9I95ChAt83mA4-Iqq8Gt7gepxFhSWsh0Iti2Qm-vbOunEMemHxKdGSLV3kC3K9871A9235mIjuNcHWnBYpIy2q5WePcOTQ/w640-h360/IMG_20240229_084100611.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><br /><div style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgZLRzjiBqNXufKbycU_FMjSUAzDgu75LL9s1tDbWLphf_SCNf7kT9wtyodT4fjwIJzIGEusOTSYHF9vaPFQ9Fm5exgbGA8qdYhGIUvI1429L7MVo4N4cd598yWbuOegfvUULcC2kJ8QXm65uCfjWlGyjt398m4p_GWfYOxfiB8CnlGdxQyt1lFafa7zGU/s4080/IMG_20240229_084114612_HDR.jpg"><img border="0" data-original-height="4080" data-original-width="2296" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgZLRzjiBqNXufKbycU_FMjSUAzDgu75LL9s1tDbWLphf_SCNf7kT9wtyodT4fjwIJzIGEusOTSYHF9vaPFQ9Fm5exgbGA8qdYhGIUvI1429L7MVo4N4cd598yWbuOegfvUULcC2kJ8QXm65uCfjWlGyjt398m4p_GWfYOxfiB8CnlGdxQyt1lFafa7zGU/w360-h640/IMG_20240229_084114612_HDR.jpg" width="360" /></a></div><div><br /><div><br /></div><div>The backwaters are getting choked with lily pads, reeds and grasses, but the water was still about 4 feet deep the whole way. </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg1uDWlhsBDoQuxqsaRKJYE6IEKL4e46tlH93naKSTnkXZwge77819AoVUVae4S8Wc5TRD_-u1UXOOWihlTqVfgI3dc_ne8tVChhGMnNwR9r_rnHZNvb3Wk1tOMLlHnp9W7JEXA1eMIhWldkAfoG8-r16NblQ37tjR6Galmg5oZyxtR1AbCeZNjZU8311o/s4080/IMG_20240229_093324812.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2296" data-original-width="4080" height="360" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg1uDWlhsBDoQuxqsaRKJYE6IEKL4e46tlH93naKSTnkXZwge77819AoVUVae4S8Wc5TRD_-u1UXOOWihlTqVfgI3dc_ne8tVChhGMnNwR9r_rnHZNvb3Wk1tOMLlHnp9W7JEXA1eMIhWldkAfoG8-r16NblQ37tjR6Galmg5oZyxtR1AbCeZNjZU8311o/w640-h360/IMG_20240229_093324812.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><br /><div><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;">This calm early morning paddling experience was great for reflections.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhoaK0WcUIag3C8gNZ2PaCrM1kf_MM_Gj0rg7W6fx9CmTFAVrsz1L3EYZXBpJEDrVMXaVqetkk1bfM-AmUS_zhu-9L8B07rwMIbfLb9VOId8S0tmvhSTVI3IOMYs-xmPNuJjIK0iyGY1oevFVbzhrVhlehBT0GQ32K1OPCxdoCPC3Dxi9VJeR_A_t1Clys/s1954/IMG_20240229_085653230~2.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1846" data-original-width="1954" height="604" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhoaK0WcUIag3C8gNZ2PaCrM1kf_MM_Gj0rg7W6fx9CmTFAVrsz1L3EYZXBpJEDrVMXaVqetkk1bfM-AmUS_zhu-9L8B07rwMIbfLb9VOId8S0tmvhSTVI3IOMYs-xmPNuJjIK0iyGY1oevFVbzhrVhlehBT0GQ32K1OPCxdoCPC3Dxi9VJeR_A_t1Clys/w640-h604/IMG_20240229_085653230~2.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><br /><div><br /></div><div>We also came across these pretty flowers that Google is telling me are Crinum Lilies.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj3E9waH-5VoKcVJjT_cOlVnZKpmjx_eqrAHWRGalfjg4iako4geQJjhZeEcsyF1AJtssVCzv2dSJkqAReYS5pBEvx8-Kl0DINjPKA9Nr4VkY-LDcJfAGtIK7d9ZTgf0EiJG6yeopQUj-IH1RN5MJvHfE8XG4qRx8e5BR8CnI-V4bT08xqEeP3wau1kDv0/s4080/IMG_20240229_094632993.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4080" data-original-width="2296" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj3E9waH-5VoKcVJjT_cOlVnZKpmjx_eqrAHWRGalfjg4iako4geQJjhZeEcsyF1AJtssVCzv2dSJkqAReYS5pBEvx8-Kl0DINjPKA9Nr4VkY-LDcJfAGtIK7d9ZTgf0EiJG6yeopQUj-IH1RN5MJvHfE8XG4qRx8e5BR8CnI-V4bT08xqEeP3wau1kDv0/w360-h640/IMG_20240229_094632993.jpg" width="360" /></a></div><br /><div><br /></div><div>Two days of fresh water kayaking was a nice change of pace, but on Tuesday we were also back in saltwater up in Vero Beach. We launched at a small park near the municipal marina and had a fantastic time pretending that we we were cruising again while paddling through the mooring field of double up rafted boats. We headed out into the mangrove channels leading to the Indian River/Intracoastal Waterway. This is where boats anchor instead of moor, some of which didn't make out to good in recent storms.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiRK4lKPY6gEejuI_AN04MMgDRWkVUPzdPsjW5WlHMyX93kGB4E6sMIHIHiSRmGuzZbc8uEI2Sb9W670wkyhlJppEAMAfearEVSKpxNXTkYGrCzdSpeP72Qk75fIblWVmr30ZJG56uLz8o6pvDel54l0R7nzDcC-9_FWjjDU0mxffe15FQli_2L5eYtRN8/s2935/IMG_20240227_102236030~2.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1676" data-original-width="2935" height="366" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiRK4lKPY6gEejuI_AN04MMgDRWkVUPzdPsjW5WlHMyX93kGB4E6sMIHIHiSRmGuzZbc8uEI2Sb9W670wkyhlJppEAMAfearEVSKpxNXTkYGrCzdSpeP72Qk75fIblWVmr30ZJG56uLz8o6pvDel54l0R7nzDcC-9_FWjjDU0mxffe15FQli_2L5eYtRN8/w640-h366/IMG_20240227_102236030~2.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjAyBMnofN6nXe7z8rwkRgk5KsMNmR1rnmost9wKWm8XfzQoDkNn7B-uxm41TTPRUFmPflyL4xl9vxLHyVfVoJLvoWA-LpOQCpRsYvBe83__WCHpOum-FrXtDuTlqf70WGRGM4q9k7y7ncGgZeVg6Hzf21eDoczUYLNuchP8oKG3SnT2PSL8DSG7apwn6g/s3650/IMG_20240227_102447503~2.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2037" data-original-width="3650" height="358" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjAyBMnofN6nXe7z8rwkRgk5KsMNmR1rnmost9wKWm8XfzQoDkNn7B-uxm41TTPRUFmPflyL4xl9vxLHyVfVoJLvoWA-LpOQCpRsYvBe83__WCHpOum-FrXtDuTlqf70WGRGM4q9k7y7ncGgZeVg6Hzf21eDoczUYLNuchP8oKG3SnT2PSL8DSG7apwn6g/w640-h358/IMG_20240227_102447503~2.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><br /><div><br /></div><div>This boat still had people living on it, but it apparently dragged anchor into the mangroves.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjoBT5E8K18klhi5GHlvw-ABVMZio0sclo640AO4Ml0bex0z1Uwsbdu8d-tLSbDNVULxYnLcN25h5BqyLm-XfhtvzAlNYuzifI9yWpDtQGSnqDv8pC561UfuNWE3IBZVzfy4melOp09m4WUdu0NL5E8ne5k5m7CZpJau1NXpIavBekHzCYjhYAGcSiFYYw/s2127/IMG_20240227_102644606~4.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2127" data-original-width="1726" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjoBT5E8K18klhi5GHlvw-ABVMZio0sclo640AO4Ml0bex0z1Uwsbdu8d-tLSbDNVULxYnLcN25h5BqyLm-XfhtvzAlNYuzifI9yWpDtQGSnqDv8pC561UfuNWE3IBZVzfy4melOp09m4WUdu0NL5E8ne5k5m7CZpJau1NXpIavBekHzCYjhYAGcSiFYYw/w520-h640/IMG_20240227_102644606~4.jpg" width="520" /></a></div><br /><div><br /></div><div>Kayaking is going to be challenging for awhile because the excess water from Lake Okeechobee is being dumped into the St. Lucie River in preparation for the coming rainy and hurricane season. This water is nasty and looks like hot cocoa. Since it is fresh water, it can also cause algae blooms and kill the seagrass beds. The St. Lucie eventually merges with the Indian River and depending on the tide, the gross water flows north and south or out into the Atlantic Ocean. We will need to be quite vigilant and imaginative to find ways to avoid the affected areas.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi99Ke5XAK7sI7MU7_h_hCMAtG19oZ7q3Qp4ZdP6aXD5e0ctxzyxXtbLiFf6da58M1bB45TLfVQb33WupG2eq1yJ61gzTj3bkU7RzWzVN4Q0Z97ukonPuacWzWcvijyj3GscUFyp_tsBS1ahxpAfsbrvvHLZTrveUNEJQKe93cQCARwGNMMV1oR7ZAmMXU/s720/img_1_1709233215719.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="540" data-original-width="720" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi99Ke5XAK7sI7MU7_h_hCMAtG19oZ7q3Qp4ZdP6aXD5e0ctxzyxXtbLiFf6da58M1bB45TLfVQb33WupG2eq1yJ61gzTj3bkU7RzWzVN4Q0Z97ukonPuacWzWcvijyj3GscUFyp_tsBS1ahxpAfsbrvvHLZTrveUNEJQKe93cQCARwGNMMV1oR7ZAmMXU/w640-h480/img_1_1709233215719.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;">Photo of the milky brown water heading out the St. Lucie Inlet 'borrowed' from Facebook.</div></div>Carolhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17799809173999520396noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6226620021060975842.post-28971860641635632432024-02-25T21:15:00.001-05:002024-02-25T21:15:26.510-05:00Concert ConnoisseursDave and I have always been into Pink Floyd music and we try to go to as many tribute band concerts as possible. As an early anniversary present to ourselves we were lucky to get tickets to see the band Floyd Nation at the Sunrise Theatre in Fort Pierce. The whole night was a huge hit starting with finding spot number 31 (Dave's race number) open for us in the parking garage. We arrived before the doors opened and happened to strike up a conversation with one of the band crew that had stepped outside to have a smoke. He told us that almost all the band members were from Florida and had really studied Pink Floyd. The lead singer even studied and learned how to sing with a British accent. Then we were offered a couple of Floyd Nation wrist bands as mementos and a good source of advertising. <div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiMJTODxGXH6VxSg7ayPsF0qrF5MVVEoaDlXY0_KrskZom7zf7nsirZAAtttZzig6UsvQ3JFLwII0So_2x11qQ9WwWINA-HNw9oBcYB9CIKddNOE-eeC9pBFSFs80eEWb_837GmYlAlI46TZwjznKfHUvN1QOSLau1AwFMo33vmbyB7zHQYdRJ60zoF-1s/s4080/IMG_20240217_213218809.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3072" data-original-width="4080" height="482" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiMJTODxGXH6VxSg7ayPsF0qrF5MVVEoaDlXY0_KrskZom7zf7nsirZAAtttZzig6UsvQ3JFLwII0So_2x11qQ9WwWINA-HNw9oBcYB9CIKddNOE-eeC9pBFSFs80eEWb_837GmYlAlI46TZwjznKfHUvN1QOSLau1AwFMo33vmbyB7zHQYdRJ60zoF-1s/w640-h482/IMG_20240217_213218809.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><br /><div><div><br /></div><div>Since we were still early for the show, when we got into the theater we started exploring and they had all sorts of guitars from previous bands on the walls and In showcases. </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEitCVON_7yE5IAPDu5qQI6n-nnhiYHL4Lstc2BcCf9OMeypZrmY-3Rjy0Bqx-onXeQ4xAQpbZNUBoB4tH7GV1xC-sKICTNjHw44fLSMxMEu8-qQLyNdgnwhylbTxdf_erUmZXNRwSdjzzHOJtHKmfEk606ohHwXGpQb8CnJ38Xjw9GzmjgOR9dDVTpB8O4/s4080/IMG_20240217_190451351.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3072" data-original-width="4080" height="482" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEitCVON_7yE5IAPDu5qQI6n-nnhiYHL4Lstc2BcCf9OMeypZrmY-3Rjy0Bqx-onXeQ4xAQpbZNUBoB4tH7GV1xC-sKICTNjHw44fLSMxMEu8-qQLyNdgnwhylbTxdf_erUmZXNRwSdjzzHOJtHKmfEk606ohHwXGpQb8CnJ38Xjw9GzmjgOR9dDVTpB8O4/w640-h482/IMG_20240217_190451351.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><br /><div><br /></div><div>Dave was looking for a poster to take a photo of and he asked one of the guys that we thought was a security person, if Floyd Nation had a poster on the wall. He was so friendly and said he didn't know but hey, my name is John and I started the band! He told Dave to give him his phone and proceeded to turn the phone setting to selfie and took a photo of the three of us. Then I realized he was also the saxophone player among other instruments that he played.<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjSKmJGYqdJE85Y_aa6p_VToPcoWzca6UXNzHjmxXY1frchyEprnnehGJHVAKULDg1hyphenhyphenkQCppRABv3bpkWRkDoZpwXjEXHbHTzx8I2zlQruCcO1Ke_UDObQn7j3Z2sJAjbd3UKhqLzltiC6-E404NvS_PBO52A4xgnPuuOi_j1FSfHVItguVxzAHLsAAQU/s2304/IMG_20240217_190625495.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1728" data-original-width="2304" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjSKmJGYqdJE85Y_aa6p_VToPcoWzca6UXNzHjmxXY1frchyEprnnehGJHVAKULDg1hyphenhyphenkQCppRABv3bpkWRkDoZpwXjEXHbHTzx8I2zlQruCcO1Ke_UDObQn7j3Z2sJAjbd3UKhqLzltiC6-E404NvS_PBO52A4xgnPuuOi_j1FSfHVItguVxzAHLsAAQU/w640-h480/IMG_20240217_190625495.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><br /><div><br /></div><div>We had great seats in the first row of the balcony and this refurbished theater is quite nice. </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEji-0vaLeHEyKq4_FIdR0nhKEx0wThRtY9TFcb2MLaGEX5jBi1i0lQrVDNlewdReIBspM40ZLG3KnAw_BkiCHH56PVw5O21ogZGerGh0MxL6MG8LOp6c7TkuRARBnrCu_g0LZ7pHXX5SINxA3PrvClXSSEIALHqVxuR1Lo_NcfqlKKVP3m5l3aVBADQfzQ/s4080/IMG_20240217_191012588.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3072" data-original-width="4080" height="482" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEji-0vaLeHEyKq4_FIdR0nhKEx0wThRtY9TFcb2MLaGEX5jBi1i0lQrVDNlewdReIBspM40ZLG3KnAw_BkiCHH56PVw5O21ogZGerGh0MxL6MG8LOp6c7TkuRARBnrCu_g0LZ7pHXX5SINxA3PrvClXSSEIALHqVxuR1Lo_NcfqlKKVP3m5l3aVBADQfzQ/w640-h482/IMG_20240217_191012588.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiNnPwTrriDKtsxi1fGK6VATgkQXH6lr7gKb4JXRy3mLpoBb39Hhj3YozP695MBAv5znEPUup1REObGdCeabJnzAEXcMNmKJl7j5y42nIb6ASCJDk8sZKtNb9q11se5xCakRCPxVDYI8NmFkTXf8AqFMwA65B5AAbO-_reJvhZ_8tONy5lmZJFhGvL6N0w/s4080/IMG_20240217_191021770.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3072" data-original-width="4080" height="482" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiNnPwTrriDKtsxi1fGK6VATgkQXH6lr7gKb4JXRy3mLpoBb39Hhj3YozP695MBAv5znEPUup1REObGdCeabJnzAEXcMNmKJl7j5y42nIb6ASCJDk8sZKtNb9q11se5xCakRCPxVDYI8NmFkTXf8AqFMwA65B5AAbO-_reJvhZ_8tONy5lmZJFhGvL6N0w/w640-h482/IMG_20240217_191021770.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><br /><div><br /></div><div>The show was fantastic and the music spot on with all songs we knew. The band members really engaged the audience and John even came up to the balcony to mingle during the break. There weren't any big props like the usual inflatable pigs or the big round screen in the background, but the lights and laser displays were quite impressive.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjAPJBD4WbgpajJdn-ZrA-2eg3UrCU7FRPh37sd3xPDtI0S_O4y1uPYIfKCseKIP3v2b_L09v9PYPg8cXiCja4Pqii3DlMQh2z7kW2CZNcN2Gny2jmHk-vx1iMbNFGPhfLRcGYGu3X_u42Z5RRa-Iibu3Gdddke4yXPTtFlhh9eIcw9GDltHT1t9zKYbMY/s4080/IMG_20240217_204415373.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3072" data-original-width="4080" height="482" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjAPJBD4WbgpajJdn-ZrA-2eg3UrCU7FRPh37sd3xPDtI0S_O4y1uPYIfKCseKIP3v2b_L09v9PYPg8cXiCja4Pqii3DlMQh2z7kW2CZNcN2Gny2jmHk-vx1iMbNFGPhfLRcGYGu3X_u42Z5RRa-Iibu3Gdddke4yXPTtFlhh9eIcw9GDltHT1t9zKYbMY/w640-h482/IMG_20240217_204415373.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg8jN5ngCnCYoxDJTrudD9D70G8hWWu9uSSAIeJmQzC9qFKm_CF_1FT0zJ8qxsvs3GmnK3aWYoX0Q4mVEAZvD-fXwAdfrHmZ2I4wvRmNg9VgvgUZmHEolz8dEXMaOxoc2qz5Y47bRCq4Y8JbD3IQ-VTA1n_Lgb2RwYL2FcdKpNdTkyyZUIZodlI2MV3O_8/s4080/IMG_20240217_214026393.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3072" data-original-width="4080" height="482" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg8jN5ngCnCYoxDJTrudD9D70G8hWWu9uSSAIeJmQzC9qFKm_CF_1FT0zJ8qxsvs3GmnK3aWYoX0Q4mVEAZvD-fXwAdfrHmZ2I4wvRmNg9VgvgUZmHEolz8dEXMaOxoc2qz5Y47bRCq4Y8JbD3IQ-VTA1n_Lgb2RwYL2FcdKpNdTkyyZUIZodlI2MV3O_8/w640-h482/IMG_20240217_214026393.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjq9XSXIsukN_GvfHf5X0URU-srL2CLzGwByMWJnscRld3rPAi1oum_6MG7sX-4UHhk9fsmKOidYNyp-YwcoLu2mstCUuvJgM3o0ExTG2ISwxaMEEsEs4Jc9SRXkAYDRq36KIfrq21irpt8MJ6Wz-BeDcBwFQowRk3kCa5Tx2WR6vfsH7vtvaDJURgorfY/s4080/IMG_20240217_224037774.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3072" data-original-width="4080" height="482" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjq9XSXIsukN_GvfHf5X0URU-srL2CLzGwByMWJnscRld3rPAi1oum_6MG7sX-4UHhk9fsmKOidYNyp-YwcoLu2mstCUuvJgM3o0ExTG2ISwxaMEEsEs4Jc9SRXkAYDRq36KIfrq21irpt8MJ6Wz-BeDcBwFQowRk3kCa5Tx2WR6vfsH7vtvaDJURgorfY/w640-h482/IMG_20240217_224037774.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><br /><div><br /></div><div>What a great night! We will be looking for Floyd Nation in different venues, and we'll be looking for other bands so we can return to Sunrise Theatre.</div></div></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg51Kj88ufnHkJIUJBbAwhWWWcxv6eBDhqdNrDtNMi2SOzuXroZnmwbshdYFbJCoJLRqnyNjP_9z0FMBMzkYbd-rAH9lH2vHlFbV_Cozu4pptx0HiO5FL_8UGiZthIng1BkMtwmFKPdDTof-Bep76b5AIiwg_Ybwop6WgFT_pB6myIhoB3T_syQQBa93c0/s4080/IMG_20240217_225643386_HDR.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3072" data-original-width="4080" height="482" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg51Kj88ufnHkJIUJBbAwhWWWcxv6eBDhqdNrDtNMi2SOzuXroZnmwbshdYFbJCoJLRqnyNjP_9z0FMBMzkYbd-rAH9lH2vHlFbV_Cozu4pptx0HiO5FL_8UGiZthIng1BkMtwmFKPdDTof-Bep76b5AIiwg_Ybwop6WgFT_pB6myIhoB3T_syQQBa93c0/w640-h482/IMG_20240217_225643386_HDR.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><br /><div><br /></div>Carolhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17799809173999520396noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6226620021060975842.post-4502598565196576332024-02-24T20:12:00.000-05:002024-02-24T20:12:13.196-05:00Shuffleboard One of the things that we are involved in with our community is running the shuffleboard games every two weeks (on the alternate Saturdays are the Cornhole games). Today we had 18 people show up to play on our 5 courts.<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhQmJhnjTYYrHezlD-_CaKxyIah9888by8gXKOOrjpXyjiHNFS1lizpo4SNZPYkr6Iz9BUvs0pB4cYIg5-AX0fIlHD0vhe5U-cbi0KMTD-Sw_Fo060RRN7gaLCZusm7Hv1sJ-ZchrcmjLSMnwvx0hY6v1nDdXIo-djLNGvA53woSDrKgh3QCqcogzKzdZU/s960/img_1_1708820695351.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="960" data-original-width="720" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhQmJhnjTYYrHezlD-_CaKxyIah9888by8gXKOOrjpXyjiHNFS1lizpo4SNZPYkr6Iz9BUvs0pB4cYIg5-AX0fIlHD0vhe5U-cbi0KMTD-Sw_Fo060RRN7gaLCZusm7Hv1sJ-ZchrcmjLSMnwvx0hY6v1nDdXIo-djLNGvA53woSDrKgh3QCqcogzKzdZU/w480-h640/img_1_1708820695351.jpg" width="480" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj1vbsSVs38dN3bKe8hqCyifdUTyqSxn_6k897y8XCNX2UOUSxQxH5-f4Oy-4E74MzIn7IRT3KRoV8OgMz9UPfRzMaOwdAfRWKXQzqYZ7C-9Eq0q39DLdKyLv12fmDJKcF9bWaeyhn5uuerklWSAt_EmJ6BFlQoa_ixNUvrlxm3m1hgHcFv7cLr7aJPy6Q/s720/img_1_1708821201140.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="540" data-original-width="720" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj1vbsSVs38dN3bKe8hqCyifdUTyqSxn_6k897y8XCNX2UOUSxQxH5-f4Oy-4E74MzIn7IRT3KRoV8OgMz9UPfRzMaOwdAfRWKXQzqYZ7C-9Eq0q39DLdKyLv12fmDJKcF9bWaeyhn5uuerklWSAt_EmJ6BFlQoa_ixNUvrlxm3m1hgHcFv7cLr7aJPy6Q/w640-h480/img_1_1708821201140.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><br /><div><br /></div><div>Every time we get ready to play, I go into the tiny game storage room and wax the bottoms of all the discs. It is done with a bar of special hard wax and a spinning disc machine that is run by a foot control (like a sewing machine has). Then as the spinner slows down, I buff the discs too. That means I do this 40 times (8 discs per court). Then we also sweep and wax the courts by sprinkling special wax pellets that are more like a powder. This helps protect the finish on the painted courts and the discs fly! Dave and I were really on our game today and won almost every time. After everything was put away, I posed in our wagon we use to bring all the equipment out to the courts and back. I could have used that ride back home from the clubhouse, but Dave and his bike would have struggled. 😉 We are a pretty funny couple of old goats celebrating our 46th wedding anniversary!</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhCmJqer_2GlwJeBlMD92zrSY_nJUqthucUyUmEHzTH1ThtYLAY5lJy8fOLzFB3-gYMP_NKLOq8yPaJKag_kxaf7BMgT0um45k-AtzSW2coKU2rde3M6w1DcrbQ3SQ5NqcKtghOOC-yojiI3f56RofAMCA8cwEyXT7zP8xVhAL0o-sSUJn8mnxH5_0da1o/s720/1000000718.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="540" data-original-width="720" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhCmJqer_2GlwJeBlMD92zrSY_nJUqthucUyUmEHzTH1ThtYLAY5lJy8fOLzFB3-gYMP_NKLOq8yPaJKag_kxaf7BMgT0um45k-AtzSW2coKU2rde3M6w1DcrbQ3SQ5NqcKtghOOC-yojiI3f56RofAMCA8cwEyXT7zP8xVhAL0o-sSUJn8mnxH5_0da1o/w640-h480/1000000718.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;">Thanks Karen C. for the great photos!</div>Carolhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17799809173999520396noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6226620021060975842.post-23345160369156293372024-02-16T18:38:00.000-05:002024-02-16T18:38:21.774-05:00Beach RecuperationIt has been a tough couple of weeks for me since I have been plagued with a bad case of gastroenteritis. Today was the first day that I felt like getting out of the house and doing something. Dave came up with the idea of exploring a couple of the Hutchinson Island beaches on the way to Fort Pierce. The first one was Walton Rocks Beach, also known as Dog Beach, because it is the only beach they are allowed at. Wow, was this a popular place, especially today, with sun and 75 degree temps. Luckily, most of the dogs were well behaved and only a few were barking. We opted to walk north past where everyone was sunbathing and came across this cable spool that Dave made into his own island. <div style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEioa9NIWC-GC_7qQFa7dtfVtHe8Sx4TBdKfNS-DcebG76V0nTR7pmYq9y390-r4v24l5joyKuEOpAq2iD5cqtcKC2LTGvBWjX86o-br0aZdrUiU1XeP_4NtSSHIkMrYL47nlrZYuBfW9sIneYhQm49mRhYkpjMqWwhHKxSzSObJvTeWPPZu13jsBQpPRVg/s4080/IMG_20240216_164949.jpg" imageanchor="1"><img border="0" data-original-height="3072" data-original-width="4080" height="482" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEioa9NIWC-GC_7qQFa7dtfVtHe8Sx4TBdKfNS-DcebG76V0nTR7pmYq9y390-r4v24l5joyKuEOpAq2iD5cqtcKC2LTGvBWjX86o-br0aZdrUiU1XeP_4NtSSHIkMrYL47nlrZYuBfW9sIneYhQm49mRhYkpjMqWwhHKxSzSObJvTeWPPZu13jsBQpPRVg/w640-h482/IMG_20240216_164949.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiJwGjD6_6_OiX3XKG8dR3SQKHAYcg2m5MYrk7T45sFMXTwI2JvQIfjD07S9fDWbmhffI8CBbGbS5Ml7C2ndSo0fn1Sx_z4eYyRSZ-KNE84fsTXGStZdaF68tl5zpjx8cZheCxGFlD7cJIeP9vnQhkwLa8cI7LwozHYFb5x0RMivwRYQQw0aa1jomHKC4w/s3060/IMG_20240216_164954.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2304" data-original-width="3060" height="482" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiJwGjD6_6_OiX3XKG8dR3SQKHAYcg2m5MYrk7T45sFMXTwI2JvQIfjD07S9fDWbmhffI8CBbGbS5Ml7C2ndSo0fn1Sx_z4eYyRSZ-KNE84fsTXGStZdaF68tl5zpjx8cZheCxGFlD7cJIeP9vnQhkwLa8cI7LwozHYFb5x0RMivwRYQQw0aa1jomHKC4w/w640-h482/IMG_20240216_164954.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><div><br /><div><br /></div><div>On the walk back, we couldn't believe the shells that the tide brought in and dropped at our feet. This cowry shell is bigger than my fist!</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj8hR_ZcKmsQ4ZMGcmAwvbcrCoP-6FkNKEFEcVi7wxpXXyDhGhgk4WHiGSLJcAcMGTGXcqQQV4pnU7vx4Sjb6Lss_xIwUnoNjPsAw2RvpWLn6Tkt6YFwxtGoS9ngF9671ajU9KXNFEibAYiRPXwKVdHAJ2NievPrUdg6ORKqlHLnEg6j97wZTjvtIQs9LA/s4080/IMG_20240216_182119~2.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3072" data-original-width="4080" height="482" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj8hR_ZcKmsQ4ZMGcmAwvbcrCoP-6FkNKEFEcVi7wxpXXyDhGhgk4WHiGSLJcAcMGTGXcqQQV4pnU7vx4Sjb6Lss_xIwUnoNjPsAw2RvpWLn6Tkt6YFwxtGoS9ngF9671ajU9KXNFEibAYiRPXwKVdHAJ2NievPrUdg6ORKqlHLnEg6j97wZTjvtIQs9LA/w640-h482/IMG_20240216_182119~2.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div>There are beach access parks every few miles, so we headed to the next one to the north called Blind Creek, also known (ironically) as the nude beach. It was packed with vehicles out to the road, so we kept going since we didn't need to see any of that anyway. 😂 Onward we went to Middle Cove Beach and it was amazing the difference in beaches. Very few people were there, mostly surf casting fishermen, and the beach was so wide compared to narrow Dog Beach! </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjZFUI7WeQBjNMUZZJwmPPhc48HrXRwi5hgCIiYfI3-4OwCqfKt6FzJEUT2-6uMa_IfTvuJaL5cAaOgsZghP9AATd7dpCqpThU8gPcpP0xXzTiHE32PrfeZt1hm4FEU-4ZO0n0CPNigX1n8rI93ABUQwPvzCXhQ6_UqObjPfh3JV8TQL2cOQzu2dCkvyCc/s4080/1000000693.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3072" data-original-width="4080" height="482" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjZFUI7WeQBjNMUZZJwmPPhc48HrXRwi5hgCIiYfI3-4OwCqfKt6FzJEUT2-6uMa_IfTvuJaL5cAaOgsZghP9AATd7dpCqpThU8gPcpP0xXzTiHE32PrfeZt1hm4FEU-4ZO0n0CPNigX1n8rI93ABUQwPvzCXhQ6_UqObjPfh3JV8TQL2cOQzu2dCkvyCc/w640-h482/1000000693.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;">A motorized hang glider flew overhead and what a view he must have had.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhvdcXCbItP0qNP5kXPJk_nzg2ZvdkDR7pbIGI38oHC0Whcg98ZvlRF2aYZpNWYtg3A_rGZCxs-AgNHvtz1wgJGMUtC8Zj51FFmnRLEtCgo-NTsra6NpqEcPmJHwbF_Xz55TcVf-OmQXadH0dud1CR53I-EBPdw7pESl51SysrChyPd0c9JLIYhezvB88g/s1461/IMG_20240216_165015~3.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1384" data-original-width="1461" height="606" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhvdcXCbItP0qNP5kXPJk_nzg2ZvdkDR7pbIGI38oHC0Whcg98ZvlRF2aYZpNWYtg3A_rGZCxs-AgNHvtz1wgJGMUtC8Zj51FFmnRLEtCgo-NTsra6NpqEcPmJHwbF_Xz55TcVf-OmQXadH0dud1CR53I-EBPdw7pESl51SysrChyPd0c9JLIYhezvB88g/w640-h606/IMG_20240216_165015~3.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div>So there is quite a choice of places to go beachcombing in this area, including Dog Beach, Nude Beach, Fishing Beach, and Horse Beach (where we rode the horses earlier this year). There are many more access points besides these, each a little different, so we will have to keep on exploring!</div></div>Carolhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17799809173999520396noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6226620021060975842.post-40645933721860379212024-02-03T22:04:00.000-05:002024-02-03T22:04:48.107-05:00Outboards in LaBelleToday we drove out to LaBelle on the Caloosahatchee River portion of the Okeechobee Waterway for an antique outboard meet. We made a full day out of the trip and ended up doing a circumnavigation of Lake Okeechobee, going by lots of cattle ranches and gigantic sugar cane farms and processing plants. The meet was put on by the South Florida Gator Chapter of the AOMCI and the theme was "Anything but the Big 3", which brought out many rare outboards. 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I joined Scott and Dave for their yearly trip down to the 17th Annual Dania Beach Vintage Bike Show. My brother Rick and sister-in-law Eva drove down from Port Orange, so it was a great reunion. 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Competition was fierce and the course was harder than it looked. Dave did win his first round of going the slowest without putting his feet down! He went head to head against Scott this time around.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgtIIhzC0MsC1dqksify-EhZD3FCDBceGKGtQ9Hme7umd8aau6DaXXUwNFE7JIBtvQc5Mp9hacjuakC1-Q_rUVr32_MGq4Q4zpmPUKWeEA257fFrWB7ur3x930XJrvL866qrZZDyyYQdCz3uOUXI1yVXssld-s3f9SzHhtoe1kMBpuxa8wOCPOszP9CCTU/s2825/IMG_20240127_151814058~2.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2296" data-original-width="2825" height="520" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgtIIhzC0MsC1dqksify-EhZD3FCDBceGKGtQ9Hme7umd8aau6DaXXUwNFE7JIBtvQc5Mp9hacjuakC1-Q_rUVr32_MGq4Q4zpmPUKWeEA257fFrWB7ur3x930XJrvL866qrZZDyyYQdCz3uOUXI1yVXssld-s3f9SzHhtoe1kMBpuxa8wOCPOszP9CCTU/w640-h520/IMG_20240127_151814058~2.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><div><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhfluoIE1aiOhkBPOBRiueq370ejK714i9UHEr_iwPGh1G4eBF9osGsgwp2MqK4BW_laOtFbgBmBt1vCCinSmvGixoSmtg9p3MfYhDoAE8sQuSM_ctRxQS9lYBTiw3HFE2RZ11KGOovqblzN6XLdCf_rnxW-2dvp77IF3HXRmgKTG5-T6zPo-NV3ZbpTDY/s4080/IMG_20240127_151838746_HDR.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; 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Hopefully February will be even better since we have lots of events scheduled on our calendar.</div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div>Carolhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17799809173999520396noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6226620021060975842.post-30831395794325631892024-01-12T13:25:00.000-05:002024-01-12T13:25:17.644-05:00Giddy Up!With NY friends Ken, Terri, and Noah in town, we thought it would be a good time to go horseback riding on the Frederick Douglass Beach near Fort Pierce. We picked a sunny but cool morning and the conditions were perfect, especially since the tide was low. It was a very mellow ride, which was good because we haven't been on horses in about 30 years. We walked through the dunes and down along the water's edge and back. There was no trotting or cantering and the horses all behaved (mine called Bella, didn't like getting her feet wet though). <div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiJa7gqx7ehYaYYCfQiWHCGbsXvAExMfnIrySLE7KlI3dfNfx_e0DYBhUVBodsdOv6UxS_UFIXO98yfRNg8ARcq5AnOIcUdn6H-oyXjtKnU1tGc-o1sXM0XEO_TPNhPx6uPi6qklBQPISldVhUPGdcQfCuso3ouftu36O9QVqNpiQd7r2FKKipow6y47hA/s4080/IMG_20240110_131810~3.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3072" data-original-width="4080" height="482" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiJa7gqx7ehYaYYCfQiWHCGbsXvAExMfnIrySLE7KlI3dfNfx_e0DYBhUVBodsdOv6UxS_UFIXO98yfRNg8ARcq5AnOIcUdn6H-oyXjtKnU1tGc-o1sXM0XEO_TPNhPx6uPi6qklBQPISldVhUPGdcQfCuso3ouftu36O9QVqNpiQd7r2FKKipow6y47hA/w640-h482/IMG_20240110_131810~3.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEisp5_crZOT1UTrZ7nSKlBAS47b4Y6e74yMd47P0XQ3TkKmAktC18dmMomzpNSjqxYajwud87xJ_mKB8-9GzfBFDn3uNGwljLgP9gr0JcDXk3zNLJcHHSZH_D6TppjFG3l4JJE7wUmype2NN71OkhXYrpfOKSHVQ1FCiXqxP_I2N8vuOsmKRx5U7jQWdb0/s4080/IMG_20240110_131818.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3072" data-original-width="4080" height="482" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEisp5_crZOT1UTrZ7nSKlBAS47b4Y6e74yMd47P0XQ3TkKmAktC18dmMomzpNSjqxYajwud87xJ_mKB8-9GzfBFDn3uNGwljLgP9gr0JcDXk3zNLJcHHSZH_D6TppjFG3l4JJE7wUmype2NN71OkhXYrpfOKSHVQ1FCiXqxP_I2N8vuOsmKRx5U7jQWdb0/w640-h482/IMG_20240110_131818.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhc5h37FmIuEjZnC80slujELfY8eHT19p7ZJvb5z1sPEHAmxSmg9YnWhoWkYu9gTGUu28fZYslypl_CABXhubvCvLLgKTVbBNOe3pWw7km_18CVsJZxwkVuGZsZTv7HeuKh6GGs9XGA1qBvzEE12zxqmuZGLxO9-YcjOqyCFyFoLDAEbED2arJVPF3kBRA/s480/IMG_20240110_153241.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="480" data-original-width="360" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhc5h37FmIuEjZnC80slujELfY8eHT19p7ZJvb5z1sPEHAmxSmg9YnWhoWkYu9gTGUu28fZYslypl_CABXhubvCvLLgKTVbBNOe3pWw7km_18CVsJZxwkVuGZsZTv7HeuKh6GGs9XGA1qBvzEE12zxqmuZGLxO9-YcjOqyCFyFoLDAEbED2arJVPF3kBRA/w480-h640/IMG_20240110_153241.jpg" width="480" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjUEBm5edLUgNcB_J4738HzI07LIJMCBStNPKqVTagePmawFb_XfWKxUKLua4DJCb-Mjwc4foV5bHzsUIX6AE0pQvVcAxuz4lRXW5u4jl-eJ_19Ne0RUl8r7MEQkFwYLKaOuHNEQ2Fa62qWIxCH0hfpfltQa8-lv4QUtsLH-JQDbpn7sc73c2zng25qegQ/s640/IMG_20240110_153251.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="640" data-original-width="480" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjUEBm5edLUgNcB_J4738HzI07LIJMCBStNPKqVTagePmawFb_XfWKxUKLua4DJCb-Mjwc4foV5bHzsUIX6AE0pQvVcAxuz4lRXW5u4jl-eJ_19Ne0RUl8r7MEQkFwYLKaOuHNEQ2Fa62qWIxCH0hfpfltQa8-lv4QUtsLH-JQDbpn7sc73c2zng25qegQ/w480-h640/IMG_20240110_153251.jpg" width="480" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjQgxeSz73VzY0MU9t0j5NenKBkFnt3pkToB6NbxCuFLRM3pfFeSOioAFrmCNVD4uaLuCGc8Fh5tm3Z788wQDXtB_IOCt5wV308H9dkNBLjuFfaOY5JHhB11jTl2TIgIr8WkSTeJfLbKrSHJFNjDwQQckxXHRzAxKLQyWr-jicNFmcUSh1jvluTTUvtY0g/s1600/IMG_20240110_175423.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1200" data-original-width="1600" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjQgxeSz73VzY0MU9t0j5NenKBkFnt3pkToB6NbxCuFLRM3pfFeSOioAFrmCNVD4uaLuCGc8Fh5tm3Z788wQDXtB_IOCt5wV308H9dkNBLjuFfaOY5JHhB11jTl2TIgIr8WkSTeJfLbKrSHJFNjDwQQckxXHRzAxKLQyWr-jicNFmcUSh1jvluTTUvtY0g/w640-h480/IMG_20240110_175423.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><div><br /><div><br /></div><div>Dave had his 'Yellowstone' look on. "Will the real Kevin Costner please stand up or get off your horse 🤣)?"</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjWQkMe4eYFY1hyphenhyphenZ6RDPYXCMK4G39OnFoLpsEXe7VFfg9LeAiSSRmxBCOlQiF0X6R9R43GmZgb4_8XmpSM1HcDjN1lSxKRd4b4s-ZKluQwlwVnTcCw5LzLER5BqCMI2yY59xKIlDctNdxeiflRUcx84bc6y9s1Cvm6VxAd9C2BWzxJS2r7-F1b_3y_P9lI/s536/IMG_20240110_184730.png" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="536" data-original-width="466" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjWQkMe4eYFY1hyphenhyphenZ6RDPYXCMK4G39OnFoLpsEXe7VFfg9LeAiSSRmxBCOlQiF0X6R9R43GmZgb4_8XmpSM1HcDjN1lSxKRd4b4s-ZKluQwlwVnTcCw5LzLER5BqCMI2yY59xKIlDctNdxeiflRUcx84bc6y9s1Cvm6VxAd9C2BWzxJS2r7-F1b_3y_P9lI/w556-h640/IMG_20240110_184730.png" width="556" /></a></div><br /><div style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgJPfaHm6dan41FdD3zvCHUlWYzGWXbPB_h6gQWOmAzXJ8nuZdjgX9EbDspDO1wW0len6DzN5z-aHuF93AWTBvo1aUaRRy2RAuBq7SzHXCgHKb41CBuQr4LrKZYzNuI3BUmCNnQAR4Vj1H4sC7KNGI9v6GPVfHVIbgFVvfVGbHv2qUcmdiVAVipN3ZTK-4/s761/IMG_20240110_184746.png" imageanchor="1"><img border="0" data-original-height="631" data-original-width="761" height="530" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgJPfaHm6dan41FdD3zvCHUlWYzGWXbPB_h6gQWOmAzXJ8nuZdjgX9EbDspDO1wW0len6DzN5z-aHuF93AWTBvo1aUaRRy2RAuBq7SzHXCgHKb41CBuQr4LrKZYzNuI3BUmCNnQAR4Vj1H4sC7KNGI9v6GPVfHVIbgFVvfVGbHv2qUcmdiVAVipN3ZTK-4/w640-h530/IMG_20240110_184746.png" width="640" /></a></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;">We had a fantastic time and will do it again sometime in the future.</div></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEijh5zOspTOOhKgdruwitxt_MJ1jKiUQTNEcao7NZ4-hO_-uPMnjwZOIEGqTzGy6pKtYcQ-A3pIXtHKtVXxfLVWtVADc8JD_IuULCG6u2bD9UTyv_G8pIJqbvmAlmgmbTVhWLjDsZR9OtzwCilQjm3lYrqkIaZnRD2O_VscBhia4N2I3CMo3IaJJ0JGzTw/s784/IMG_20240110_184828.png" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="784" data-original-width="679" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEijh5zOspTOOhKgdruwitxt_MJ1jKiUQTNEcao7NZ4-hO_-uPMnjwZOIEGqTzGy6pKtYcQ-A3pIXtHKtVXxfLVWtVADc8JD_IuULCG6u2bD9UTyv_G8pIJqbvmAlmgmbTVhWLjDsZR9OtzwCilQjm3lYrqkIaZnRD2O_VscBhia4N2I3CMo3IaJJ0JGzTw/w554-h640/IMG_20240110_184828.png" width="554" /></a></div><br /><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div>Carolhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17799809173999520396noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6226620021060975842.post-53130961454044183822024-01-03T10:21:00.002-05:002024-01-03T10:25:20.829-05:00Eastern Most PointDid you know that the eastern most point in Florida is at the end of the Lake Worth Inlet Jetty? We discovered that fact recently and decided to go experience it for ourselves. There is a walkway along the whole north side of the inlet, and a great walk, especially since the only place we could park was about 8 blocks away at the Riviera Beach parking lot. We picked a perfect day with the incoming tide bringing in clear ocean water from the Gulfstream being only about 3 miles offshore right now. The dredge at the end of the Jetty was working and we could hear the sand and shells running through the pipe that was next to the walkway. It then went underground, so we don't know know where the dredge material ended up.<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh3TKl7P2ZwaEuQ4ol_vlVFzuQHid7zBq5XS1_VMZxuYnDs-beu-WbeQOfa5dJt_ZZLTyto3A5z7y9k6BnLqjEooMrJ1U_ethSctpIEzQGdw-cLET5KIyBJ3X18sRtI7YYfCu2ArqvWfwB_flJb0YYS9uUvFfy5jB_R4-hWq3JoD_Y0b1nbO88fj2_BEGo/s4080/IMG_20240102_105603623.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2296" data-original-width="4080" height="360" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh3TKl7P2ZwaEuQ4ol_vlVFzuQHid7zBq5XS1_VMZxuYnDs-beu-WbeQOfa5dJt_ZZLTyto3A5z7y9k6BnLqjEooMrJ1U_ethSctpIEzQGdw-cLET5KIyBJ3X18sRtI7YYfCu2ArqvWfwB_flJb0YYS9uUvFfy5jB_R4-hWq3JoD_Y0b1nbO88fj2_BEGo/w640-h360/IMG_20240102_105603623.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><br /><div><br /></div><div>It was a calm and cool day with a few Sportfishermen flying in and out of the inlet. We had fun thinking about living in the condos along the jetty and watching the activity all the time. </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjF4jvqHYe7bg4py8BCGybTvYEnQztQMUdLIW1PpnkoCtXlVcs5UBLY32VUsEwxk9Oc0uO3M_7eGqJPvPUS5H5eZy8McP9E6iF40z18-ok0zTRCdd3nwKQd8HopKwqJA-DgUQOhkbzmjpoGmycoYQNrtMq8UY68z6CFx9OVaW7814GhZWHvsKto3Frdvqg/s4080/IMG_20240102_105824969.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2296" data-original-width="4080" height="360" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjF4jvqHYe7bg4py8BCGybTvYEnQztQMUdLIW1PpnkoCtXlVcs5UBLY32VUsEwxk9Oc0uO3M_7eGqJPvPUS5H5eZy8McP9E6iF40z18-ok0zTRCdd3nwKQd8HopKwqJA-DgUQOhkbzmjpoGmycoYQNrtMq8UY68z6CFx9OVaW7814GhZWHvsKto3Frdvqg/w640-h360/IMG_20240102_105824969.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><br /><div><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;">There were two ships anchored offshore awaiting clearance to come into the Port of Palm Beach.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjgrQhQ3lNCFwXzZk5iAG8tz1OWxx1PKut21nbPY0SOH3nGqHEyU_8NzbNF1cUPrM7Z8ceZ3L4_iceta49yiPEmDNkaHv6zhmzQRW74LNSc18UQ35mEcHUuiV5tSlh3xEaen3VTWKUt_ipEHZL047YOqmgRV1j-URy1yUzOC0fOlcRbvjxvtGPOFOrk5pE/s4080/IMG_20240102_105643621.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2296" data-original-width="4080" height="360" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjgrQhQ3lNCFwXzZk5iAG8tz1OWxx1PKut21nbPY0SOH3nGqHEyU_8NzbNF1cUPrM7Z8ceZ3L4_iceta49yiPEmDNkaHv6zhmzQRW74LNSc18UQ35mEcHUuiV5tSlh3xEaen3VTWKUt_ipEHZL047YOqmgRV1j-URy1yUzOC0fOlcRbvjxvtGPOFOrk5pE/w640-h360/IMG_20240102_105643621.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;">The Port in the distance looked quite busy.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiaY0zZXDs4r78ClQdNDmZtGcbIXUeh_KvmPW6nNaXTR5V1Yvcl0mHd75oZP7iyj-y4y-ra34u36Lf2gy1gb48lkegy_Jcnp0JMZqyKVl6rChwquKUg473H9QR3fDK59E5hzJP5hoXHZVzwUBznRmtqNsXqjoyTdWDaudja_3QVtI9PIY-JtsE-690ox6Q/s4080/IMG_20240102_111639920.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2296" data-original-width="4080" height="360" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiaY0zZXDs4r78ClQdNDmZtGcbIXUeh_KvmPW6nNaXTR5V1Yvcl0mHd75oZP7iyj-y4y-ra34u36Lf2gy1gb48lkegy_Jcnp0JMZqyKVl6rChwquKUg473H9QR3fDK59E5hzJP5hoXHZVzwUBznRmtqNsXqjoyTdWDaudja_3QVtI9PIY-JtsE-690ox6Q/w640-h360/IMG_20240102_111639920.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;">View of Peanut Island from Palm Beach Shores...</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhriZIrcBtLyNKTLiord0D8UPk1WRyRb5RcgCH9Qs1avifyCaEacDoh6Hk8MkUR6gB5a_6QNwOeAsHgEMV87kO4ZwnqqNxwzj-blhYz4dj1P3evrC0UEOKUXLWiGzPt2akFx9iDQHCbotVCY1_w8jObn5YysWZI8OtkDf70VbPQW9ZflZNVsDxDlOUt6Sg/s3383/IMG_20240102_111539017~2.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1867" data-original-width="3383" height="354" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhriZIrcBtLyNKTLiord0D8UPk1WRyRb5RcgCH9Qs1avifyCaEacDoh6Hk8MkUR6gB5a_6QNwOeAsHgEMV87kO4ZwnqqNxwzj-blhYz4dj1P3evrC0UEOKUXLWiGzPt2akFx9iDQHCbotVCY1_w8jObn5YysWZI8OtkDf70VbPQW9ZflZNVsDxDlOUt6Sg/w640-h354/IMG_20240102_111539017~2.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><br /><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div>After a picnic lunch at the Riviera Beach Municipal Park, we headed over the Blue Heron Bridge to Florida Power & Light's Manatee Center. We figured that there would be quite a few manatees there at the warm water outflow, and there were about 20. However, our cooler weather also brought out lots of tourists and onlookers. The center was packed! We went up to the second floor for a better view of both the manatees and the port. </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhJJ1tyGK4IoOX6dq_Pwp0pREzfTd7xsjKw4wquxbc0hRuhdv-WNsKDZYMlO7ZdJyZ8CbUxTWKDeiXnLfwuSeCCiR9NUsORJYqpPGRv-CbcZG9AGFD3CsgvmAqKnHq_71e8CNfBKRJnS6qOVdS1ZaidU-SGpWK-xqdDrRVq_4EJ1ikTPpsw1ilVVPEH4LM/s4080/IMG_20240102_130034448.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2296" data-original-width="4080" height="360" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhJJ1tyGK4IoOX6dq_Pwp0pREzfTd7xsjKw4wquxbc0hRuhdv-WNsKDZYMlO7ZdJyZ8CbUxTWKDeiXnLfwuSeCCiR9NUsORJYqpPGRv-CbcZG9AGFD3CsgvmAqKnHq_71e8CNfBKRJnS6qOVdS1ZaidU-SGpWK-xqdDrRVq_4EJ1ikTPpsw1ilVVPEH4LM/w640-h360/IMG_20240102_130034448.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiQRy33YhnuWK-C5mJrtIiGKQx1JlVj_oku0AJTE2K-qWBDaiS06Ezslv1xnkiqhJIIVNnMWlunAIr2NGOpWW7bdnqzEwypR18bOTZAzcilma9L5i1yuHkYHMFW1zQZAgsUGaw6TAHP6BHszf6B0y8orzOO9gF857JiDAJLnptl-kQpymYY9TbKhpAkAJs/s4080/IMG_20240102_131034285.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2296" data-original-width="4080" height="360" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiQRy33YhnuWK-C5mJrtIiGKQx1JlVj_oku0AJTE2K-qWBDaiS06Ezslv1xnkiqhJIIVNnMWlunAIr2NGOpWW7bdnqzEwypR18bOTZAzcilma9L5i1yuHkYHMFW1zQZAgsUGaw6TAHP6BHszf6B0y8orzOO9gF857JiDAJLnptl-kQpymYY9TbKhpAkAJs/w640-h360/IMG_20240102_131034285.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><br /><div><br /></div><div>Although several manatees swam by, we had more fun watching the boats and yachts. Yup, this is definitely Palm Beach!</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjhdSt2dfK4faZfc5-Kmpwb3O6_htSycr5FCcDy0gqWSXDK8EaD5Gar-ndJsDBDZ1fvh1bf1pEIWERIRS0CzCglQ20NTcbwdlUViJTiuaWijfs-tlkBdekHu23Cda48-IolWwROSMVjN4CnJiE8HByMFUHGoSuXSWhz32UADuznfouaeBkUscj_QlR2X7o/s4080/IMG_20240102_131003310.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2296" data-original-width="4080" height="360" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjhdSt2dfK4faZfc5-Kmpwb3O6_htSycr5FCcDy0gqWSXDK8EaD5Gar-ndJsDBDZ1fvh1bf1pEIWERIRS0CzCglQ20NTcbwdlUViJTiuaWijfs-tlkBdekHu23Cda48-IolWwROSMVjN4CnJiE8HByMFUHGoSuXSWhz32UADuznfouaeBkUscj_QlR2X7o/w640-h360/IMG_20240102_131003310.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgnCFzTkqcr1V6reR8CsZLw7oFZqItNc0cphBKNCm_jnR3KvwlvyNjIwgDyLDfDPp-xYPOjsxWj7z5CxnN-m0LTx33eZ1RGKch2sxygekibhkN7AazC4UPIb-aisxFD5c7YEfQ_rbUU_JivDkV2fhCPw4t__VtCODJKm5ptVhsHZUxa5ygI-Iyu34w6w70/s3043/IMG_20240102_131051250~2.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1713" data-original-width="3043" height="360" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgnCFzTkqcr1V6reR8CsZLw7oFZqItNc0cphBKNCm_jnR3KvwlvyNjIwgDyLDfDPp-xYPOjsxWj7z5CxnN-m0LTx33eZ1RGKch2sxygekibhkN7AazC4UPIb-aisxFD5c7YEfQ_rbUU_JivDkV2fhCPw4t__VtCODJKm5ptVhsHZUxa5ygI-Iyu34w6w70/w640-h360/IMG_20240102_131051250~2.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div>We also got to see one of the ships that we saw offshore, come in with a pilot boat and two tugs. It was interesting to see it being turned around and backed into its dock at the port.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgXsHObNI53sux8Ov1_0AyNJFqJKKHRiNqLhjmHzZq9H490_oAIdC94gZgDB2XgJj35isqWbK-a-HDn3HCS4oyqN6rFjxaJlD-PQYjuZfgtzmNOeCzV_zlffiXJ1Coan9q-OUKX8CBp6DKcuRdchq69x_uDncAzxm8qoywk9fziVdoj4mET-lzPgC-vx7w/s2552/IMG_20240102_132913972~2.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1576" data-original-width="2552" height="396" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgXsHObNI53sux8Ov1_0AyNJFqJKKHRiNqLhjmHzZq9H490_oAIdC94gZgDB2XgJj35isqWbK-a-HDn3HCS4oyqN6rFjxaJlD-PQYjuZfgtzmNOeCzV_zlffiXJ1Coan9q-OUKX8CBp6DKcuRdchq69x_uDncAzxm8qoywk9fziVdoj4mET-lzPgC-vx7w/w640-h396/IMG_20240102_132913972~2.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><div><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjNI8M7FpsFBtcEi9dDjqhOQgoYY41RgHT4cl2f9pSZ-VFyJQPkpW5D5FsUOn9dwFqRyicLJr5lJzNAJ49ve-ewltqEzs3CuioFjKhEtru8XliIyqhlfb67tYNIYVtajQfOrRZy15aDUDhjTwZ7wg7QQFXSxam1KWBJfX-h-705wPxDzm9QV7Eb4Vko9QI/s4080/1000000557.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2296" data-original-width="4080" height="362" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjNI8M7FpsFBtcEi9dDjqhOQgoYY41RgHT4cl2f9pSZ-VFyJQPkpW5D5FsUOn9dwFqRyicLJr5lJzNAJ49ve-ewltqEzs3CuioFjKhEtru8XliIyqhlfb67tYNIYVtajQfOrRZy15aDUDhjTwZ7wg7QQFXSxam1KWBJfX-h-705wPxDzm9QV7Eb4Vko9QI/w640-h362/1000000557.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><br /><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div>On our way back through the center, we stopped to check out the underwater camera and look who swam into the picture and posed...</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj1QvChQo8lkt_1RIBFXqGyRGV8A54AR8tzekwqB8HEMQbebnnDQFBDWNl_I0F2GR2hfZXsW0NjZauxYfdS23Q0O9I6oO_NMZaqapRqatkNraUgy2lR1qjeIbWkP_VRY89h31PMEiwXrLTcydxGC4YXUX4m5GjXxFHTYIQHOGqCFH5GUIAGsrR_H7DOadg/s3408/IMG_20240102_170011~3.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1997" data-original-width="3408" height="376" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj1QvChQo8lkt_1RIBFXqGyRGV8A54AR8tzekwqB8HEMQbebnnDQFBDWNl_I0F2GR2hfZXsW0NjZauxYfdS23Q0O9I6oO_NMZaqapRqatkNraUgy2lR1qjeIbWkP_VRY89h31PMEiwXrLTcydxGC4YXUX4m5GjXxFHTYIQHOGqCFH5GUIAGsrR_H7DOadg/w640-h376/IMG_20240102_170011~3.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><br /><div><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;">Great statue!</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhAAOR4UUvn7sHhRhLDpRax44ogI5k8NDP7nkjf9QoK7GgJbSUYMEh_xsml90wMoLM5jam8h5lGKQolUx6p6dRWxb-o07HVN2aZYmf_6I7_cECkqbQBqEAB_-fikTdrXU4YbBNERcuFaAf8hhpb305vuzGtqf24bSG6Iml7y7ZWCPRTKkpD6M9KgVUp83U/s4080/IMG_20240102_135348445_HDR.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4080" data-original-width="2296" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhAAOR4UUvn7sHhRhLDpRax44ogI5k8NDP7nkjf9QoK7GgJbSUYMEh_xsml90wMoLM5jam8h5lGKQolUx6p6dRWxb-o07HVN2aZYmf_6I7_cECkqbQBqEAB_-fikTdrXU4YbBNERcuFaAf8hhpb305vuzGtqf24bSG6Iml7y7ZWCPRTKkpD6M9KgVUp83U/w360-h640/IMG_20240102_135348445_HDR.jpg" width="360" /></a></div><br /><div><br /></div><div>Today was another excellent exploration day and hopefully we get a chance to do it again this winter. We really enjoy mixing our nostalgia with new discoveries!</div><div><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;">😎</div>Carolhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17799809173999520396noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6226620021060975842.post-80004383656286429742023-12-30T08:46:00.001-05:002023-12-30T08:48:57.202-05:00In The Dog House Christmas Day started out quite rainy, so we put together a small gingerbread dog house that we recently bought a kit for at Tractor Supply. Neither one of us had ever made a gingerbread house before so this was a good way to start out. It didn't turn out too bad, complete with icicles hanging from the roof (and dog poo🤣), but you can tell we are beginners.<div style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjMGWBomJUnZNNWblL6giOLNZVNVpGvADv0_E7mNrzxpqZCcE_mTLYNx0LI2QDvYHK070NriSIzQmbtMSJ5f9Ntxy_ln3Ht2wbeD7DPV-hDRTQBsFSCClx5Dk6NtriFeo0YkPLpk_E9fr6qTIrHDfATb_IFK0Cgb76zepNqLWphhAu_XNrim6kMIHgVhRs/s4080/IMG_20231225_115955121.jpg"><img border="0" data-original-height="4080" data-original-width="2296" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjMGWBomJUnZNNWblL6giOLNZVNVpGvADv0_E7mNrzxpqZCcE_mTLYNx0LI2QDvYHK070NriSIzQmbtMSJ5f9Ntxy_ln3Ht2wbeD7DPV-hDRTQBsFSCClx5Dk6NtriFeo0YkPLpk_E9fr6qTIrHDfATb_IFK0Cgb76zepNqLWphhAu_XNrim6kMIHgVhRs/w360-h640/IMG_20231225_115955121.jpg" width="360" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjb4wYB2b7JvgVkDYP23iLuiHhPKvmR3_gICXN3tHIw5e3xyCJ2kJnD-MbmLolHLZnGLgB8n2jutmX5ipHXgzTG0zMHnDvhEwXQrICZGG9HspJkd9DGQvrfOunMNrK19IAiTOCqq2sU4pAPiNgQFdO2pSJH57MB-Tj-_xtBkFIYD8w0SpdcAh88GLaa53I/s4080/IMG_20231225_120045704.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4080" data-original-width="2296" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjb4wYB2b7JvgVkDYP23iLuiHhPKvmR3_gICXN3tHIw5e3xyCJ2kJnD-MbmLolHLZnGLgB8n2jutmX5ipHXgzTG0zMHnDvhEwXQrICZGG9HspJkd9DGQvrfOunMNrK19IAiTOCqq2sU4pAPiNgQFdO2pSJH57MB-Tj-_xtBkFIYD8w0SpdcAh88GLaa53I/w360-h640/IMG_20231225_120045704.jpg" width="360" /></a></div><div><br /><div><br /></div><div>Next year we will upgrade and get a bigger one, like the barn or chicken coop that we saw (we always want to different 😁). For now though, we're not in the dog house, the dog house is in us! It tasted pretty yummy too!</div></div>Carolhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17799809173999520396noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6226620021060975842.post-50553980359455404652023-12-28T16:16:00.002-05:002023-12-28T16:16:58.983-05:00Day TripLa Nina has been living up to its prediction of gloomy, rainy weather in the south this winter. A few days ago, we did get to take a day trip north to Port Canaveral. This was another nostalgic trip for us since we used to camp at Jetty Park along the beach, port, and inlet. It was so much fun when we used to see scallop trawlers and cruise ships come in the inlet at all times of the day and night. We were hoping to relive that a bit, but unfortunately you can only go into Jetty Park now with passes acquired online in advance. However, there is a boat launch ramp right next to Jetty Park that backs up to one of the cruise ship terminals. We were shocked at the size of one of the latest Carnival ships Mardi Gras. <div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgryta4d8UGFVsZgVsWPAST6Y5PFyUFO6a2DQzIEl27RDqlf3xdVkkP1bbRMf1C_y2vxKk80kMyvNVamq9nY5MNdL9zwphXrE_urFA8OW-7WDbQnIwcPH7zEFCEsqLwdaDWThLTFPydX5fKdJh3WQp4xwfyaUvBM3ZncAIMEyuPWqDaXvVgsE25z5kviRA/s2783/IMG_20231223_123605431~2.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1727" data-original-width="2783" height="398" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgryta4d8UGFVsZgVsWPAST6Y5PFyUFO6a2DQzIEl27RDqlf3xdVkkP1bbRMf1C_y2vxKk80kMyvNVamq9nY5MNdL9zwphXrE_urFA8OW-7WDbQnIwcPH7zEFCEsqLwdaDWThLTFPydX5fKdJh3WQp4xwfyaUvBM3ZncAIMEyuPWqDaXvVgsE25z5kviRA/w640-h398/IMG_20231223_123605431~2.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjhNgbLgcxqXGkMmb7813UtgshNlQuohxBKWqrTg3tRrWKtUJfM8G9MWmvKDL1dtqpJB8uuYPSeUryPp_yGlWEq6JmINUTkOYriEP7TVwgDhYd0n4qkpRiI4fkpRHLkMs25cvN88c29Ma-56d9ZD-90llwQ39PE045Im6ULiPEoEDRx1-hqUnO7Mlo0lao/s2450/IMG_20231223_124019672~2.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2088" data-original-width="2450" height="546" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjhNgbLgcxqXGkMmb7813UtgshNlQuohxBKWqrTg3tRrWKtUJfM8G9MWmvKDL1dtqpJB8uuYPSeUryPp_yGlWEq6JmINUTkOYriEP7TVwgDhYd0n4qkpRiI4fkpRHLkMs25cvN88c29Ma-56d9ZD-90llwQ39PE045Im6ULiPEoEDRx1-hqUnO7Mlo0lao/w640-h546/IMG_20231223_124019672~2.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjRKCEvsQafVOIFJsPNSZ1-SLKknq3gC7_BlZIXSsey4eBwHY5oqQYnngIeT-fpuCYxZ1lzkDNLRgqjOdoaz3l-LNfu6367w0WOhStYnRNZg7eOtnCGNWhImCmJkVDWmytQ6OYQ1l6uGG7JPvsewKV1li4ldionZFWNpVIs-aB2B4b_odF9UkUtdFwa1C8/s2790/IMG_20231223_124602811~2.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1847" data-original-width="2790" height="424" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjRKCEvsQafVOIFJsPNSZ1-SLKknq3gC7_BlZIXSsey4eBwHY5oqQYnngIeT-fpuCYxZ1lzkDNLRgqjOdoaz3l-LNfu6367w0WOhStYnRNZg7eOtnCGNWhImCmJkVDWmytQ6OYQ1l6uGG7JPvsewKV1li4ldionZFWNpVIs-aB2B4b_odF9UkUtdFwa1C8/w640-h424/IMG_20231223_124602811~2.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><br /><div><div><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;">It was named after the first ship they had in service. What a difference since the 1970s!</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjbi00zq5Gm_nQP7gE-_3NhuK1OQSdu6gSJMCYV3MWVbsmpp_gI1flF7k84sBIobAhBIrOMCQCWPbodRHLG8FGU_kstss2wGXuqpj9tQPMi0Hyf2ZXlmRPWGQaxeYe72yz3c1CxOdobanEu74L3mpdzke9WjdZp05BmvcSOskW13hS1s9Ca4KcYLt3gCOc/s768/1200px-MV_Mardi_Gras_-_Montreal_1979-768x487.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="487" data-original-width="768" height="406" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjbi00zq5Gm_nQP7gE-_3NhuK1OQSdu6gSJMCYV3MWVbsmpp_gI1flF7k84sBIobAhBIrOMCQCWPbodRHLG8FGU_kstss2wGXuqpj9tQPMi0Hyf2ZXlmRPWGQaxeYe72yz3c1CxOdobanEu74L3mpdzke9WjdZp05BmvcSOskW13hS1s9Ca4KcYLt3gCOc/w640-h406/1200px-MV_Mardi_Gras_-_Montreal_1979-768x487.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div>We remembered how to navigate the roads around the port looking for a restaurant to have lunch at. Most served seafood, which must be fresh with the trawlers still coming in, but that didn't help us since we don't eat it. We managed to find a nice quiet place right on the water with food we could eat and a spectacular view of the busy port, along with more behemoth cruise ships. </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgp_ruyHgWzRKXPguF4v1UCMTL_SaV8DPrsLTvx3lAEC3-go3tFSuXGe5akPUv2QhVPxG7bHXTLlDnXZgvqs9iWRNWFjM4WTbdMZIdMHgX3mt7WYEm8DXRPxJGMhybfrwt7jGxD3laWgx8WdgBpQcCsarG-L1evKtJPZW0HgAoQCmh1A3FxhS0hYLj2hGk/s4080/IMG_20231223_124751749.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2296" data-original-width="4080" height="360" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgp_ruyHgWzRKXPguF4v1UCMTL_SaV8DPrsLTvx3lAEC3-go3tFSuXGe5akPUv2QhVPxG7bHXTLlDnXZgvqs9iWRNWFjM4WTbdMZIdMHgX3mt7WYEm8DXRPxJGMhybfrwt7jGxD3laWgx8WdgBpQcCsarG-L1evKtJPZW0HgAoQCmh1A3FxhS0hYLj2hGk/w640-h360/IMG_20231223_124751749.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; 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We gave each of them $5 to see what they could find to buy. We certainly would have to up the stakes now because it didn't look like anything in the whole store was that cheap! Ron Jon has a racket going since you spend lots of money and they get free advertising because EVERYTHING has their name on it.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjGxbQSmLtyfkT0ok5dnuzLLwm_iJPNakES-bALexczqTEny8FWWfKS-AXTFKfOgnwG7rTvlvcVpJpSLpHcjIUYj5bSJc9EWsMRvVhyphenhyphenGPn1-P-pUFoWRTSMQ0vS1fO2F4aI8QCOKcdLtfeYQir9o6UPN4dLJdOwdX127pYb6MaVJMWPSVKXvjq8J7jkVU8/s3361/IMG_20231223_144424221~2.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2179" data-original-width="3361" height="414" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjGxbQSmLtyfkT0ok5dnuzLLwm_iJPNakES-bALexczqTEny8FWWfKS-AXTFKfOgnwG7rTvlvcVpJpSLpHcjIUYj5bSJc9EWsMRvVhyphenhyphenGPn1-P-pUFoWRTSMQ0vS1fO2F4aI8QCOKcdLtfeYQir9o6UPN4dLJdOwdX127pYb6MaVJMWPSVKXvjq8J7jkVU8/w640-h414/IMG_20231223_144424221~2.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><br /><div><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;">Maybe I should turn my PT Cruiser Convertible into a Woody Wagon...</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhj2L5A6AG-kU7kRwyiixRAiwXIaC_r-O8ReKA3QitdDrOe-3oJ2cl_82EC8JKdjqAoU2d-vZwFtEugL1oHR-aIthyphenhyphen0rHiaPzJ-T-w6OZXdE9LyYvN99dTzcXUTCZTTq-Ss3OHjvD3jrcPi_b0q0UzPXk7OquaZvnNdJDUx1GjIVluVEkeVo8-4cjiH-XU/s4080/IMG_20231223_143724236.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2296" data-original-width="4080" height="360" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhj2L5A6AG-kU7kRwyiixRAiwXIaC_r-O8ReKA3QitdDrOe-3oJ2cl_82EC8JKdjqAoU2d-vZwFtEugL1oHR-aIthyphenhyphen0rHiaPzJ-T-w6OZXdE9LyYvN99dTzcXUTCZTTq-Ss3OHjvD3jrcPi_b0q0UzPXk7OquaZvnNdJDUx1GjIVluVEkeVo8-4cjiH-XU/w640-h360/IMG_20231223_143724236.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div>We had one more stop to make on our trip and that was for the serenity of Pelican Island National Wildlife Refuge just south of Sebastian Inlet. This was the first designated National Refuge in the system back in 1903. </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjTCXcYA9gZoPfl4VS5wHOdXaEdTZvgL8rVOBQGg_7hC1hBuwmiF17bJum24kcEnIL81g450yuBC9s9eEbhlhQ5gKK7dc-5PG8kSUHMe2Q0KShxYR8IykQAYdfNr0wSHW354CsWe5KzcP4kM5lW0ztbE-LOPM3jj5zThRJuRyIsJ6JaS1zq-yPN5OXGeWc/s4080/IMG_20231223_163414841.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4080" data-original-width="2296" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjTCXcYA9gZoPfl4VS5wHOdXaEdTZvgL8rVOBQGg_7hC1hBuwmiF17bJum24kcEnIL81g450yuBC9s9eEbhlhQ5gKK7dc-5PG8kSUHMe2Q0KShxYR8IykQAYdfNr0wSHW354CsWe5KzcP4kM5lW0ztbE-LOPM3jj5zThRJuRyIsJ6JaS1zq-yPN5OXGeWc/w360-h640/IMG_20231223_163414841.jpg" width="360" /></a></div><div><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div>We walked the Centennial Trail and boardwalk which shows when the different parks became part of the system. </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; 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One of the boats is the same as last time and one of them still has people on board. At least they aren't up against the seawall, so hopefully there is minimal damage.<br /><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgzjaMEVfCbP0PW-hXO5aW3vK6sxUl6f_4B5DkjW76V-FVmQOYH0eflke0kdOQbxjGwsWBc2f6SYWZoysPacncpLYWher5EjDqi_DofPupbEoBEkHPigMznsk8YBOXt1ZMFjrFgpQwf2rTCtpuTXTv8lG9i_CdqCioeWJnYbYvym5sBX1y_YfOmpnV3EOc/s3493/IMG_20231217_103855046~2.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1919" data-original-width="3493" height="352" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgzjaMEVfCbP0PW-hXO5aW3vK6sxUl6f_4B5DkjW76V-FVmQOYH0eflke0kdOQbxjGwsWBc2f6SYWZoysPacncpLYWher5EjDqi_DofPupbEoBEkHPigMznsk8YBOXt1ZMFjrFgpQwf2rTCtpuTXTv8lG9i_CdqCioeWJnYbYvym5sBX1y_YfOmpnV3EOc/w640-h352/IMG_20231217_103855046~2.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><div><br /><div><br /></div><div>This catamaran originally was aground on the seawall on the north side of the Causeway after the first storm of the season. Then it was moved to the south side and it looks to be taking on water and sitting on the bottom in shallow water.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjpopVrrRFIkz5lq7sXxTafrylLz7q2-rRuL_I_XBA7Cqj70eSkNHVtyNgjsryJ1ZurzCluEjORFpuej9yeoborK3EgGKr1_BYawthToPplhySEqk2bx2zBeNlkE7eau9DRvUFokTBDPYAl7AjW2nsHLPTRHcq0EYi3ULR8EYueW30w9j-bHDBdvFg6Iuw/s855/IMG_20231217_082851~3.png" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="540" data-original-width="855" height="404" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjpopVrrRFIkz5lq7sXxTafrylLz7q2-rRuL_I_XBA7Cqj70eSkNHVtyNgjsryJ1ZurzCluEjORFpuej9yeoborK3EgGKr1_BYawthToPplhySEqk2bx2zBeNlkE7eau9DRvUFokTBDPYAl7AjW2nsHLPTRHcq0EYi3ULR8EYueW30w9j-bHDBdvFg6Iuw/w640-h404/IMG_20231217_082851~3.png" width="640" /></a></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div>We always thought that the Jensen Beach mooring field was poorly conceived with it being so open to the east and southeast winds. This year's weather certainly proves it. Sea Tow and Towboat US will be busy! </div></div>Carolhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17799809173999520396noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6226620021060975842.post-39854605634155599112023-12-17T07:55:00.002-05:002023-12-17T07:55:56.297-05:00Wild Night<p>What a wild night we had! It was rainy and windy most of yesterday, but once it was dark, the storm really kicked into high gear. It was deafening in our place at times, but then suddenly it would stop until the next squall hit us...unless you opened the door and realized that it was still pouring and blowing, but just not quite as hard as when we were in the red on the radar.</p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhthZ8EO89EcLA-TibQOWSN4SYs5dCiUSkLSfZCfhUHer5NUXbvps98urr9vfaUCPribIOmkMxst9spP0yHff11bC8Yc1V0ZRhGruNtaKp-WQnyu1O-yElUY1icwOY5UKU5z4_cPZAvZOxZVynZEe9t8HOJ9YW4KRTeeUXBjwxizW6YsEG3rd7xT9XoEnE/s1093/Screenshot_20231216-225216~2.png" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1093" data-original-width="718" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhthZ8EO89EcLA-TibQOWSN4SYs5dCiUSkLSfZCfhUHer5NUXbvps98urr9vfaUCPribIOmkMxst9spP0yHff11bC8Yc1V0ZRhGruNtaKp-WQnyu1O-yElUY1icwOY5UKU5z4_cPZAvZOxZVynZEe9t8HOJ9YW4KRTeeUXBjwxizW6YsEG3rd7xT9XoEnE/w420-h640/Screenshot_20231216-225216~2.png" width="420" /></a></div><p>We have one more rain band before the weather clears a bit. The storm has moved north from Florida and will be affecting my sister in NH and our house in NY. As my brother in Port Orange, FL said, we are going to share it with them. 🤣</p><p>Footnote: I don't think the rain gauge works at the beach. I checked another source that said we have received almost 3 1/2" of rain in the last 24 hours. The total seems like it should be higher, but that is probably because the rain was blowing sideways.</p>Carolhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17799809173999520396noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6226620021060975842.post-43068927494432958892023-12-14T11:53:00.001-05:002023-12-14T11:53:29.550-05:00WhitewaterWe are back to gloomy skies and gale winds. It was quite dynamic going beachside this morning and quite fun for a few minutes trying to stand up and take a couple of photos. We (and Mustang Sally) were covered with salt spray. Sea foam was blowing over the dunes and across the road. This is Chastain Beach, which is just south of the House of Refuge Museum. We had to run up the walkway everytime the waves hit the rocks (I was laughing, but Dave wasn't 😉).<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh-8rSJ-rPBtGtf-InJHFK6LZ3TZht2-WVAttJiq8MEvpHJ3n4fyY4i8RmJCoZSL8zdMOkC8XHyj1ad9M0lJsgvy0hjguBfpDochJvQVotVg6a6TwfiUqM5HYlVUBiDCh9Djn-o1gTK-BfpGZeFqR3qwtRuOsqkjigvU_Fo_FtfiG8QYGEP2iEtHWYZgsw/s4080/IMG_20231214_104302138.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2296" data-original-width="4080" height="360" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh-8rSJ-rPBtGtf-InJHFK6LZ3TZht2-WVAttJiq8MEvpHJ3n4fyY4i8RmJCoZSL8zdMOkC8XHyj1ad9M0lJsgvy0hjguBfpDochJvQVotVg6a6TwfiUqM5HYlVUBiDCh9Djn-o1gTK-BfpGZeFqR3qwtRuOsqkjigvU_Fo_FtfiG8QYGEP2iEtHWYZgsw/w640-h360/IMG_20231214_104302138.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><br /><div><div><br /></div><div>This is looking south towards Bathtub Reef Beach, which is still under construction to put up a seawall and replenish the sand, which looks to be a losing battle with Mother Nature. We can't help to wonder how long this house can survive.</div></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj1O5ajRiaMfIThljiSOlAOBRInbH3G1L0tekxXC_uKdQJNzrS39JC7mIoBettUbEx9DHs7iG1c6mNhOFnEhLxV7UP8afDiEh7_Ct820fMrda0YM1bq2zJ17abZZ06zvJKhrJZi6Dpt8fgmTc5INOUlMnbUrpUXT-mgaorevkO32kH4cPy2RGMh7q00ZZs/s4080/IMG_20231214_103929038.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2296" data-original-width="4080" height="360" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj1O5ajRiaMfIThljiSOlAOBRInbH3G1L0tekxXC_uKdQJNzrS39JC7mIoBettUbEx9DHs7iG1c6mNhOFnEhLxV7UP8afDiEh7_Ct820fMrda0YM1bq2zJ17abZZ06zvJKhrJZi6Dpt8fgmTc5INOUlMnbUrpUXT-mgaorevkO32kH4cPy2RGMh7q00ZZs/w640-h360/IMG_20231214_103929038.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><br /><div>On the way back across the Stuart bridge I checked what the actual wind was blowing back towards the beaches. No wonder the ocean is all whitewater!</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgKN-cgM2ZgNV35WEHFPVECExD7mmnOxZqMZc6bPWkSwzcm0juMMiOjT_JYIsJntJkmz5RMkmT4h3ulyDOQHDnbNeY6Qk07ulu7HQK27vnJjlSYwPtVxjFNyjO-ktFncxB5uXNuBx04j9LJy0SSiuNcTPRlDGsYqWGYWyRK7ZwfllOShw8HzzIet6-NZAg/s1424/Screenshot_20231214-105128~2.png" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1424" data-original-width="720" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgKN-cgM2ZgNV35WEHFPVECExD7mmnOxZqMZc6bPWkSwzcm0juMMiOjT_JYIsJntJkmz5RMkmT4h3ulyDOQHDnbNeY6Qk07ulu7HQK27vnJjlSYwPtVxjFNyjO-ktFncxB5uXNuBx04j9LJy0SSiuNcTPRlDGsYqWGYWyRK7ZwfllOShw8HzzIet6-NZAg/w324-h640/Screenshot_20231214-105128~2.png" width="324" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgCo9NkAURmHO81qkue2qC1G7x8wWKm62wP3Z_wK1Ih8jB21GdFs4gFth1QPsNFBz3pWqPQ0_huSOCGgHf1vP3dYXVeUXys_6m6EPj7HFM4CRu0oQ1pFnjC4sc-bi3mZQ5HNaJfdC1vaIsYdfTmE_DQfMOyqN9TF4uWEB4Pz1jL7-IFyx0QP4LVdechXPI/s1266/Screenshot_20231214-105341~2.png" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1266" data-original-width="720" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgCo9NkAURmHO81qkue2qC1G7x8wWKm62wP3Z_wK1Ih8jB21GdFs4gFth1QPsNFBz3pWqPQ0_huSOCGgHf1vP3dYXVeUXys_6m6EPj7HFM4CRu0oQ1pFnjC4sc-bi3mZQ5HNaJfdC1vaIsYdfTmE_DQfMOyqN9TF4uWEB4Pz1jL7-IFyx0QP4LVdechXPI/w364-h640/Screenshot_20231214-105341~2.png" width="364" /></a></div><br /><div><br /></div>Carolhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17799809173999520396noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6226620021060975842.post-82777404593107843622023-12-05T12:55:00.000-05:002023-12-05T12:55:29.569-05:00Fort's PortThis morning's kayak trip was through the Port at Fort Pierce. There are always ships, yachts, and barges to see, and today we also saw a manatee and a dolphin close by. The 158 ft. Legacy has been anchored here for several years now, along with the barges in the background.<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhjsPcnT8PNK4KEbYi3yLFa3tpP_MEP8ZWYy0BbdUi1J7-BN11KkFFXWEmwVbxoQo7v2lBMLBlizluMXHf8EACJoefq3AjX5k_yEqTJwgqxDPb19J6wWJglajq3IWjx9hfflUv9OH66OH8HKD1S8v3zXZ4QC3-tEZLXWNqKY2sugdap21skMpAzhGaD_7I/s4080/IMG_20231205_091636675~2.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2296" data-original-width="4080" height="360" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhjsPcnT8PNK4KEbYi3yLFa3tpP_MEP8ZWYy0BbdUi1J7-BN11KkFFXWEmwVbxoQo7v2lBMLBlizluMXHf8EACJoefq3AjX5k_yEqTJwgqxDPb19J6wWJglajq3IWjx9hfflUv9OH66OH8HKD1S8v3zXZ4QC3-tEZLXWNqKY2sugdap21skMpAzhGaD_7I/w640-h360/IMG_20231205_091636675~2.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEis3HlWGoinMXtgDtnAxU89KNxT74AxDlml8JTyFXt4e2A2wFzDk7YXQb9EarEIalZg-Bh5sURH5Lb7Yx-g7xsZtSk_87plDEkZCPXUhA3cJHpapK24y-gSA3rohZRDv1lql5PG-YOmj6znlDWU7Fqu_ISjPVnM1fdLfE85Wdg_NrPQXLh2FczhmSmKiJw/s2950/IMG_20231205_091808140~3.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1763" data-original-width="2950" height="382" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEis3HlWGoinMXtgDtnAxU89KNxT74AxDlml8JTyFXt4e2A2wFzDk7YXQb9EarEIalZg-Bh5sURH5Lb7Yx-g7xsZtSk_87plDEkZCPXUhA3cJHpapK24y-gSA3rohZRDv1lql5PG-YOmj6znlDWU7Fqu_ISjPVnM1fdLfE85Wdg_NrPQXLh2FczhmSmKiJw/w640-h382/IMG_20231205_091808140~3.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><div><br /><div><br /></div><div>The Derecktor Shipyard had a few more large yachts in it, and the 'Band of Gold' fishing trawler came into the dock while we were paddling. </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhm123SZS-AKHn6rOIEf52_Stt2T8VyiYLqijlinTVqMN4AoHfHopAT3mJKZhUprrs0HyGJZnir4qjXGJuwSf1HwdA30735pr9s7R6N1xcrs7rCHauYZZgDxjLgPT4MnrS-pmMcHna_i2frT5Pw_fhaGIpECpcTXX0iShic-6SKyNfRe9AHviCjHCt0sl4/s3017/IMG_20231205_102830589~2.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1671" data-original-width="3017" height="354" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhm123SZS-AKHn6rOIEf52_Stt2T8VyiYLqijlinTVqMN4AoHfHopAT3mJKZhUprrs0HyGJZnir4qjXGJuwSf1HwdA30735pr9s7R6N1xcrs7rCHauYZZgDxjLgPT4MnrS-pmMcHna_i2frT5Pw_fhaGIpECpcTXX0iShic-6SKyNfRe9AHviCjHCt0sl4/w640-h354/IMG_20231205_102830589~2.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><br /><div><br /></div><div>We couldn't resist checking out this sunken fly bridge cruiser that was awash with the very low tide.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgihctCN5MMMnjyWrX_wx4pxAmDkJmj-YxHPZi77qlkKG8Tkac9N1amt0c6A0lyZ_SzBZD55NVi0MjqgeEKXJapq8oAQqkR9SGzHHlT19ADr_K59hTp3EWhplxo6JPgJeIWAo8nefDWcJ1LGFytLxAz-uU30yp6F_SPJvRjXvh_nMOWEmwBfbYyb1-p-w4/s3136/IMG_20231205_091553489~2.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1910" data-original-width="3136" height="390" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgihctCN5MMMnjyWrX_wx4pxAmDkJmj-YxHPZi77qlkKG8Tkac9N1amt0c6A0lyZ_SzBZD55NVi0MjqgeEKXJapq8oAQqkR9SGzHHlT19ADr_K59hTp3EWhplxo6JPgJeIWAo8nefDWcJ1LGFytLxAz-uU30yp6F_SPJvRjXvh_nMOWEmwBfbYyb1-p-w4/w640-h390/IMG_20231205_091553489~2.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><div><br /></div><div> </div><div>The most fun though, was going under the bow of this freight boat 'Monarch Princess' that has also been in the port for a couple of years. </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgpFkV3dkBYiUDYO2gk44q3oefmaCGqSEiNp-8NAiKRl9_kcxcb8Npf9zuqAo7dB_JmIdCmP2O58NuXWgiODZs4Jk_oZtajbAlaIQuEj7ON96lvfELBtkfhze77hJVOGTCT6-nPWg9sDqj_eo8LiDuHH-8R5moV9DT5U7Zt8UZjdPniIjxm6MWwzdoEx9w/s4080/IMG_20231205_090837302.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4080" data-original-width="2296" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgpFkV3dkBYiUDYO2gk44q3oefmaCGqSEiNp-8NAiKRl9_kcxcb8Npf9zuqAo7dB_JmIdCmP2O58NuXWgiODZs4Jk_oZtajbAlaIQuEj7ON96lvfELBtkfhze77hJVOGTCT6-nPWg9sDqj_eo8LiDuHH-8R5moV9DT5U7Zt8UZjdPniIjxm6MWwzdoEx9w/w360-h640/IMG_20231205_090837302.jpg" width="360" /></a></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div>What a perfect photo shot, and another great adventure. Dave is so lucky to have a wife that likes looking at boats and ships, almost as much as he does! 😉</div></div>Carolhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17799809173999520396noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6226620021060975842.post-3520246081007686092023-12-03T10:52:00.003-05:002023-12-03T11:15:48.929-05:00Gator Wet MeetWith this title you wouldn't think that gators and a wet meet would be a good thing, but this time it was. That's because the 'Gators' pertain to the South Florida Chapter of the Antique Outboard Motor Club. <div><br /></div><blockquote style="border: none; margin: 0px 0px 0px 40px; padding: 0px;"><div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh3c3gDxxAFZ-aE-goqrrvfY2yymT3Cu6J9GQiJen5KvVYInHJ7mIVbX62sv7Nau60t7mH5xkQIVUfqauHauLtlQVHes_LOnrjpDkLwxstYdh-xeJLAjSxtXMedqAPtXAruGPjTfzVuX_Wi3W6ynSSA0ZONpfai-Dhp0hPnoISQzH_bARYW68vq28C9zrQ/s3482/IMG_20231202_105454392~2.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3482" data-original-width="2249" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh3c3gDxxAFZ-aE-goqrrvfY2yymT3Cu6J9GQiJen5KvVYInHJ7mIVbX62sv7Nau60t7mH5xkQIVUfqauHauLtlQVHes_LOnrjpDkLwxstYdh-xeJLAjSxtXMedqAPtXAruGPjTfzVuX_Wi3W6ynSSA0ZONpfai-Dhp0hPnoISQzH_bARYW68vq28C9zrQ/w414-h640/IMG_20231202_105454392~2.jpg" width="414" /></a></div></div></blockquote><div><div><br /><div><br /></div><div>The wet meet and displays were held at a park and boat launch ramp on Lake June in the the town of Lake Placid (obviously FL not NY 😉). It was a perfect day, and we met lots of the chapter members who were very welcoming to us members of the Mohawk Hudson Chapter of the AMOCI. The venue was similar to the meets we go to up north, but there were also awards given, along with a 50/50 raffle and consolation prizes given at the picnic lunch we were invited to attend. It is too bad that we don't have room down here for some of our outboard and boat collection, because they would be a big hit at these shows. 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The rides to both lakes are scenic, but couldn't be more different. Up north we go through the mountains, and down here it is flat fields of sod, citrus, and cattle farms. </span></div></div></blockquote><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: right;"><span style="text-align: left;"><br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="text-align: left;">😎</span></div>Carolhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17799809173999520396noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6226620021060975842.post-7589832666517728682023-12-02T17:21:00.001-05:002023-12-02T17:21:51.459-05:00Birding Extravaganza <p>I am a casual birder both here and up north. I don't usually go out looking for birds, but I keep an eye out for them. This summer I started using two different apps, eBird and Merlin to keep track of sightings. Merlin is great because it identifies birds by their sounds and songs. If you see and hear the bird you can click on "that's my bird" and it takes you to eBird to add it to your list. I am not really working on a monthly or yearly list, but am striving to reach 100 birds for my life list. I am at 88 different birds as of today. There are so many that I have seen over the years, but now I have to see them again to add them. We struck gold yesterday when we visited the state parks at Sebastian Inlet. There is a park on each side of the bridge going over the inlet.</p><div style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEih0053ccsT8mBkGsv0yZWBnN4OjJMEZ8fw2sUT-7RPQUnI14GakMj8MhdiqdmoWTCh8n3t7-QfzR4-uXhgv5ibDTfzu2QskcMcguvQ72NV-8oBb1S0bYdjw8p9Mx7jZJHYRrMZwJA-JV_CLqkbx1EcvUQKUYo2i8MRlJawKUPkpwYqerTQ_81W4Gwa7pQ/s4080/IMG_20231201_112557798.jpg" imageanchor="1"><img border="0" data-original-height="2296" data-original-width="4080" height="360" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEih0053ccsT8mBkGsv0yZWBnN4OjJMEZ8fw2sUT-7RPQUnI14GakMj8MhdiqdmoWTCh8n3t7-QfzR4-uXhgv5ibDTfzu2QskcMcguvQ72NV-8oBb1S0bYdjw8p9Mx7jZJHYRrMZwJA-JV_CLqkbx1EcvUQKUYo2i8MRlJawKUPkpwYqerTQ_81W4Gwa7pQ/w640-h360/IMG_20231201_112557798.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiBy1cr-yUXl_zBBVKmAIzt4kK4Q0eW_fHSW65RHkSrnwj-y6f9qevuVeLca4jIDEnexA2ttHhp3wZZDInYm1QwtYi3mXj40Gu0DCnhqcljMgLQ1q-uds_c3AIQf7rwjK1WMewqhGT2v2DyWSp1yvP4EbEU8yCMBCDbEc4tTDbO3SVpSRh44ben0ILrkWs/s4080/IMG_20231201_113114401.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2296" data-original-width="4080" height="360" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiBy1cr-yUXl_zBBVKmAIzt4kK4Q0eW_fHSW65RHkSrnwj-y6f9qevuVeLca4jIDEnexA2ttHhp3wZZDInYm1QwtYi3mXj40Gu0DCnhqcljMgLQ1q-uds_c3AIQf7rwjK1WMewqhGT2v2DyWSp1yvP4EbEU8yCMBCDbEc4tTDbO3SVpSRh44ben0ILrkWs/w640-h360/IMG_20231201_113114401.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><p><br /></p><p>We were amazed at the number of fishermen lining the jetties and on the beach. They must have been soaked with sea water because the waves were breaking on the rocks and going over the walkway, so we opted not to go out to where they were fishing at the end (zoom in on the photo).</p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjSAc3w2Q-yso-Z1qqDDF6Y29SSPiLR4_m66525l0rIT9LkZYi2IBg2Q2iJAVQTcOfbWkng70iBdwXAJ9OF6-2vUGsgkRTwydKKOIMJiD2fM6MQa52sqvbQxSBjTd6Y-WERaJg3JCKQMdYM3oKgrWzdTPs2hoYvhenr_iIxjpkb0BHWchs_5e_EUktM3eM/s4080/IMG_20231201_111309870.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2296" data-original-width="4080" height="362" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjSAc3w2Q-yso-Z1qqDDF6Y29SSPiLR4_m66525l0rIT9LkZYi2IBg2Q2iJAVQTcOfbWkng70iBdwXAJ9OF6-2vUGsgkRTwydKKOIMJiD2fM6MQa52sqvbQxSBjTd6Y-WERaJg3JCKQMdYM3oKgrWzdTPs2hoYvhenr_iIxjpkb0BHWchs_5e_EUktM3eM/w640-h362/IMG_20231201_111309870.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgp0-J3McKhle7F5_G0HIyv0DPrEHGFKLf_3s8egSYX-DKSAbDT67_P3c7WNT0LxLzsE0fxYl_0vQUtHWot0dcTLOtLd6CSyFteSEmFtcnChxK1E1izFeX6dO3BI8hxsvQuEsaYSU9_rELB2XDi1Osw3s6t9w4L4qAICIJC6_-EJT1-0f3fmpvnRJLP7YY/s4080/IMG_20231201_111726895.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2296" data-original-width="4080" height="362" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgp0-J3McKhle7F5_G0HIyv0DPrEHGFKLf_3s8egSYX-DKSAbDT67_P3c7WNT0LxLzsE0fxYl_0vQUtHWot0dcTLOtLd6CSyFteSEmFtcnChxK1E1izFeX6dO3BI8hxsvQuEsaYSU9_rELB2XDi1Osw3s6t9w4L4qAICIJC6_-EJT1-0f3fmpvnRJLP7YY/w640-h362/IMG_20231201_111726895.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><p><br /></p><p>The fish didn't stand a chance because waterbirds were also hunting everywhere (so were dolphins). This Woodstork didn't care that I was right next to it. It is such a strange but beautifully ugly bird. 😉</p><div style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiNVmSUqgBT0bKLndCy5zn4E4aso6uXYTmyyKqfOaqL3iaFjjXxBaOVQz_rpPIZMkwjJT8ChAV26MX9ggK7wE2oDLQPXUyrVNR7ngkrSMs_eGha5X1u01vcqhqenwTuxVQOBq_E1u-dJRTzdL-Q1iYULoomIzupDBefeLaPt8gud5RidU-8tJqkV8A7V2E/s4080/IMG_20231201_111009228.jpg" imageanchor="1"><img border="0" data-original-height="4080" data-original-width="2296" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiNVmSUqgBT0bKLndCy5zn4E4aso6uXYTmyyKqfOaqL3iaFjjXxBaOVQz_rpPIZMkwjJT8ChAV26MX9ggK7wE2oDLQPXUyrVNR7ngkrSMs_eGha5X1u01vcqhqenwTuxVQOBq_E1u-dJRTzdL-Q1iYULoomIzupDBefeLaPt8gud5RidU-8tJqkV8A7V2E/w360-h640/IMG_20231201_111009228.jpg" width="360" /></a></div><p><br /></p><p>Skimmers are a favorite of mine and are real groupies. I counted over 80 of them together, along with common terns, laughing gulls, and a big herring gull.</p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh-luXIvnI2OAuvai94K7Ds1eV1aaPeJKt0iCSbe0QkmLTcquUxFOjwViQIS33w81A8ZETH7AK3Z4YvlCXuI-zPP2jdMGShHyUQikj8I4wsNZjeKjGqTXhIZIAAGeFGf93tvW6ZDXPZKx62W4ApVy0LSoTmJcxgSfm3uobUgN1dg_nr2hyphenhyphenaMn5CtaMyUXQ/s4080/IMG_20231201_114217505.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4080" data-original-width="2296" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh-luXIvnI2OAuvai94K7Ds1eV1aaPeJKt0iCSbe0QkmLTcquUxFOjwViQIS33w81A8ZETH7AK3Z4YvlCXuI-zPP2jdMGShHyUQikj8I4wsNZjeKjGqTXhIZIAAGeFGf93tvW6ZDXPZKx62W4ApVy0LSoTmJcxgSfm3uobUgN1dg_nr2hyphenhyphenaMn5CtaMyUXQ/w360-h640/IMG_20231201_114217505.jpg" width="360" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjYsAKefFtlmtIBcCNS9FJ__ppCSTEJkwH_eLjnuO9tth11AYkkSVS5poJIZZBisGtfTsSdAvBr_wShSyx1pd8gmBwWY5RoIl-jojC939rYNq9Ne5bJVudTPcXzKKQPq9THH-utk28geLcMt6CCKrbeeNlUSF_mm3q_vUBbUVzoAuoq07eASZcOEDXQNVI/s4080/IMG_20231201_112918080.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2296" data-original-width="4080" height="360" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjYsAKefFtlmtIBcCNS9FJ__ppCSTEJkwH_eLjnuO9tth11AYkkSVS5poJIZZBisGtfTsSdAvBr_wShSyx1pd8gmBwWY5RoIl-jojC939rYNq9Ne5bJVudTPcXzKKQPq9THH-utk28geLcMt6CCKrbeeNlUSF_mm3q_vUBbUVzoAuoq07eASZcOEDXQNVI/w640-h360/IMG_20231201_112918080.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgeLnENEvA5MJLw1rXj_NDB0T4cRRk7dl4C0FBh2pkwrVeocFSBrM7lqjNgI7ugdmp3vY8CEmAMVRZV6ewTHpj_1_totTzWVcE9Pw_tpDxSdYbUXHemZQB0zI7gYOfxXwOQA2KOoMZk1czjaPi05HDFVQIuDsW4Exp2OdAHhSGNsU_LNRNmfwDHWCJw-Gc/s4080/IMG_20231201_113515371.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2296" data-original-width="4080" height="360" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgeLnENEvA5MJLw1rXj_NDB0T4cRRk7dl4C0FBh2pkwrVeocFSBrM7lqjNgI7ugdmp3vY8CEmAMVRZV6ewTHpj_1_totTzWVcE9Pw_tpDxSdYbUXHemZQB0zI7gYOfxXwOQA2KOoMZk1czjaPi05HDFVQIuDsW4Exp2OdAHhSGNsU_LNRNmfwDHWCJw-Gc/w640-h360/IMG_20231201_113515371.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><p><br /></p><p style="text-align: center;">Royal Tern and Willets:</p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgOTVmBrVm69jHFPFM6aC2BoID4-6MiIDZ7rXX30UBlZtyft5_avkqV_gEBT84nCvQQZ-mXHs-qWTpEZDPy4GlSJYM2Zwnsl8j0kgnW8o1Oa6ylkxDSbpcoAczjRaRrKBsytNAayOEgozzTkFOKucMfLRZNJoAeSpK1ngd7J3v_kl1c971SPBuTi5g74b4/s4080/IMG_20231201_113427699.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2296" data-original-width="4080" height="360" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgOTVmBrVm69jHFPFM6aC2BoID4-6MiIDZ7rXX30UBlZtyft5_avkqV_gEBT84nCvQQZ-mXHs-qWTpEZDPy4GlSJYM2Zwnsl8j0kgnW8o1Oa6ylkxDSbpcoAczjRaRrKBsytNAayOEgozzTkFOKucMfLRZNJoAeSpK1ngd7J3v_kl1c971SPBuTi5g74b4/w640-h360/IMG_20231201_113427699.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><p style="text-align: center;"><br /></p><p>We also saw other herons, sandpipers, brown pelicans, and white pelicans, but they had previously been added to my list. <span style="text-align: center;">What an outstanding place to watch nature!</span></p><p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhTGXgucuiSLlajkrx8QhoojUznD1Ez1i-W0WJoNWYDxr88l0fPnRNEaZMTH62DWQYVmVoqlzJZjObjGIPpizBkGthrNVERuoz4BL0gjhJ6M5Q_7XZRNS8AOBjqV3niphf_y3_ZHsPlVmZMohVrSwoUJRWtpG8HN5eYAtt1IaSA9GRhhtH0ec0p08GjWWo/s4080/IMG_20231201_112118665_HDR.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2296" data-original-width="4080" height="360" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhTGXgucuiSLlajkrx8QhoojUznD1Ez1i-W0WJoNWYDxr88l0fPnRNEaZMTH62DWQYVmVoqlzJZjObjGIPpizBkGthrNVERuoz4BL0gjhJ6M5Q_7XZRNS8AOBjqV3niphf_y3_ZHsPlVmZMohVrSwoUJRWtpG8HN5eYAtt1IaSA9GRhhtH0ec0p08GjWWo/w640-h360/IMG_20231201_112118665_HDR.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><br /><span style="text-align: center;"><br /></span><p></p><p><br /></p>Carolhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17799809173999520396noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6226620021060975842.post-6646424330512528952023-11-28T19:18:00.001-05:002023-11-28T19:30:58.097-05:00Trail HoppingWith cooler weather comes hiking explorations. Our hiking down here is much different than up north in the mountains and more like a walk in the park...which is what we did a couple of days ago. Last season we hiked the south side of the Jupiter Inlet Lighthouse Nature Trail. At the time, we didn't know there was a north side until we were headed back to Jensen Beach. On Sunday, we braved the possibility of Thanksgiving weekend crowds and took the north trail, only to discover we were the only people in the park! There is one paved handicap accessible path that leads to a boardwalk and viewing pavilion.<br /><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgZmc9dffnbOFXg_mwcjBDyvUIAFRDCronrlWhExIoOwNDx7H1261ud97q5Qokqd8zw2Y1GLfp2JMWpgCtS6M1Vi0uZKtM-kRE_Q51ZMU0fv4dKVTAhY-jgyOku7RxbgMcoou8TyXsvE1ps5mHgRNg_NPltnfqilCYPbFWwv6mFWh1EJ6oTKI40ud-CNX0/s4080/IMG_20231125_101943241.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2296" data-original-width="4080" height="362" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgZmc9dffnbOFXg_mwcjBDyvUIAFRDCronrlWhExIoOwNDx7H1261ud97q5Qokqd8zw2Y1GLfp2JMWpgCtS6M1Vi0uZKtM-kRE_Q51ZMU0fv4dKVTAhY-jgyOku7RxbgMcoou8TyXsvE1ps5mHgRNg_NPltnfqilCYPbFWwv6mFWh1EJ6oTKI40ud-CNX0/w640-h362/IMG_20231125_101943241.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi0eLuRfskNTX_kHsTbLt4p7-1eYiNPqavIDOW7uX6bEdQfLLB78RVisg6phz6QXUk9_Ft598aAB4aI6TF1FYvReMbkf8xGF0j825uHxNzsfHuEm7OV72fWwACZWDSbh96d09vwc9lHcrANa_49sYgzs2lZMb7zpljRjI9UtuRIZFxRNs9NXJmkUtxsbZM/s4080/IMG_20231125_100133446.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4080" data-original-width="2296" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi0eLuRfskNTX_kHsTbLt4p7-1eYiNPqavIDOW7uX6bEdQfLLB78RVisg6phz6QXUk9_Ft598aAB4aI6TF1FYvReMbkf8xGF0j825uHxNzsfHuEm7OV72fWwACZWDSbh96d09vwc9lHcrANa_49sYgzs2lZMb7zpljRjI9UtuRIZFxRNs9NXJmkUtxsbZM/w362-h640/IMG_20231125_100133446.jpg" width="362" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhPMkPcFEVaStd0Tj2DFLVnYj-1OHTI8njgvmKY3falKyEsNwv55xf9IvbOBagqv4XWbdKr_FOiGDj1A20Kt_vg5Zr2Y7SPuTpocy0jKfD-CyAeblhSyUWRN_1eLhRZhbXT_2QyQ-Hdz8Yqf3OvOTLu-1noleDRqjetSqjCzr0DV_S-IdpkfDOewzmxKBI/s4080/IMG_20231125_100114903_HDR.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2296" data-original-width="4080" height="362" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhPMkPcFEVaStd0Tj2DFLVnYj-1OHTI8njgvmKY3falKyEsNwv55xf9IvbOBagqv4XWbdKr_FOiGDj1A20Kt_vg5Zr2Y7SPuTpocy0jKfD-CyAeblhSyUWRN_1eLhRZhbXT_2QyQ-Hdz8Yqf3OvOTLu-1noleDRqjetSqjCzr0DV_S-IdpkfDOewzmxKBI/w640-h362/IMG_20231125_100114903_HDR.jpg" width="640" /></a></div></div><div><br /><div><br /><div style="text-align: center;">Then there is a sandy loop trail through the scrub brush with several tortoise dens.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg42cXr2WkkOi5bwB18BxF7QEQMWbwAIAlfW-prP78hmFIySu3Fx-McJ3XAy2j9gorJI-dyzXnqkQX4G3LBU7wKQnC2z_rXi-pmd0jQCmC-LTTtmtbpeQFbBZ1hfkC29zgIrylzCQBqLz1el6fisQcKql62iLRIDJwCgMvoCAN9Cr6mAZJeyGM-c-t-Cno/s4080/IMG_20231125_100740835.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4080" data-original-width="2296" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg42cXr2WkkOi5bwB18BxF7QEQMWbwAIAlfW-prP78hmFIySu3Fx-McJ3XAy2j9gorJI-dyzXnqkQX4G3LBU7wKQnC2z_rXi-pmd0jQCmC-LTTtmtbpeQFbBZ1hfkC29zgIrylzCQBqLz1el6fisQcKql62iLRIDJwCgMvoCAN9Cr6mAZJeyGM-c-t-Cno/w360-h640/IMG_20231125_100740835.jpg" width="360" /></a></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div>It didn't take us long to complete the entire trail, so we crossed the street to do the south trail too. It is a bit hillier with different kinds of trees and plants.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhLcHl7KEoKD8hyphenhyphenbtvgQnqnesgaHJO4aOdljMOsVwoFv60dVC7dTkncS7EKlBW-J01Isv4dRXs-QZp-wbSMD77FNqsPGZwJkUT38Yq3Tzk395KS-Xu3PGKIh_bN2Q1ioVwX5rgDZ4QGQvx1ZC2c1t_p16MBkennPbpv6YjqShnSyi8ZVY67X73Mxdbm7fk/s4080/IMG_20231125_104246893.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4080" data-original-width="2296" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhLcHl7KEoKD8hyphenhyphenbtvgQnqnesgaHJO4aOdljMOsVwoFv60dVC7dTkncS7EKlBW-J01Isv4dRXs-QZp-wbSMD77FNqsPGZwJkUT38Yq3Tzk395KS-Xu3PGKIh_bN2Q1ioVwX5rgDZ4QGQvx1ZC2c1t_p16MBkennPbpv6YjqShnSyi8ZVY67X73Mxdbm7fk/w360-h640/IMG_20231125_104246893.jpg" width="360" /></a></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div>This nasty sharp tree is called a prickly ash tree or toothache tree. From what I have read, the bark can numb your mouth, but beware there are some trees that look like this that are poisonous.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEipiOFblam1FlQi2Jw-EeSX0bsghvpl7PisTv6yqSgc1GwQ0t4Gn1Uu21V5WQnnVFy_mpF-3tbiBSWh3LR70FqLpbkqHrNaeEGjbRUJPX8i55ZX2XZrQbig7ADCCHoIfbtcQKbsWHtg8y7x5qfjeep8GQisjOAF8Zlw3edPvgGPCSj6K4XDBw5Qg1lp6zo/s4080/IMG_20231125_102840684.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4080" data-original-width="2296" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEipiOFblam1FlQi2Jw-EeSX0bsghvpl7PisTv6yqSgc1GwQ0t4Gn1Uu21V5WQnnVFy_mpF-3tbiBSWh3LR70FqLpbkqHrNaeEGjbRUJPX8i55ZX2XZrQbig7ADCCHoIfbtcQKbsWHtg8y7x5qfjeep8GQisjOAF8Zlw3edPvgGPCSj6K4XDBw5Qg1lp6zo/w360-h640/IMG_20231125_102840684.jpg" width="360" /></a></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div>When the Jupiter Lighthouse started peaking through the bushes, we knew we were about to round the corner towards the Intracoastal Waterway.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgH1dNOEs_k_kzEC0oyjcZ1b68kXdNh2iGR80Vx8yJ1y2pDmsa0Lfd2Y8bpe8JDZcepmFoh7NJ2Byl_bvqBpFnFw98DFURyzOWhGF9NGdJmkmuXM4Y18eCX3CopQh-G09JliOMFlbmEaZ8FWkzK3B72RfBW2nKv5h5C8gUp_xquRHnzC9kTjmMI030Wo2o/s4080/IMG_20231125_102956652_HDR.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4080" data-original-width="2296" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgH1dNOEs_k_kzEC0oyjcZ1b68kXdNh2iGR80Vx8yJ1y2pDmsa0Lfd2Y8bpe8JDZcepmFoh7NJ2Byl_bvqBpFnFw98DFURyzOWhGF9NGdJmkmuXM4Y18eCX3CopQh-G09JliOMFlbmEaZ8FWkzK3B72RfBW2nKv5h5C8gUp_xquRHnzC9kTjmMI030Wo2o/w360-h640/IMG_20231125_102956652_HDR.jpg" width="360" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgNcmlMPM2KO60JDKXEQcH87t6NB9Q7swaNfPqWtY1B7XVvNmwhNONcZzOwco9SKmTASrDJUmt7jl8ByEjUhcElRwq2q3arQtVs3LL8_HUUHCIcj-o_JeCgMJZg9iAX7-NFIcRuCwtlgqs8p0jwhd-NCnp2MlS-v8Alm9X-DHEEhuOo-UNNGe0nVe2n0I0/s4080/IMG_20231125_103128358.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4080" data-original-width="2296" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgNcmlMPM2KO60JDKXEQcH87t6NB9Q7swaNfPqWtY1B7XVvNmwhNONcZzOwco9SKmTASrDJUmt7jl8ByEjUhcElRwq2q3arQtVs3LL8_HUUHCIcj-o_JeCgMJZg9iAX7-NFIcRuCwtlgqs8p0jwhd-NCnp2MlS-v8Alm9X-DHEEhuOo-UNNGe0nVe2n0I0/w360-h640/IMG_20231125_103128358.jpg" width="360" /></a></div><br /><div><br /></div><div>As we walked along the ridge above the shoreline, Dave heard someone call out to him from the water. It ended up being the captain of a charter pontoon boat looking for the people who hired him to pick them up somewhere on the park's beach for a surprise wedding! We hadn't seen anyone but the captain said that if we do, tell them where he is, but don't wreck the surprise, because the guests don't know about the wedding. We never ran into any lost people so we don't know how it all turned out. We did find this Hammock Hangout oasis though, complete with posts for your hammock. I wonder how many people actually use it.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgTObWrg5mybv4Y7W6x4kmXr5J08OzkNVpQCIt1Ka41wlTzlFGmw20-3cR_mY5lR6TNdR9OqWP33EzWyUrSMxRm2-K_IiKxdM4Tf9yN5IxjLeeSBa96sFmKLaO-kqEzu0FEYT-SJgyV5u5pxtFDg-ZwterMaXgCdMyOOdZ9SlF6m6jxt9B6Vt_EMgAVttY/s4080/IMG_20231125_104137263.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2296" data-original-width="4080" height="360" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgTObWrg5mybv4Y7W6x4kmXr5J08OzkNVpQCIt1Ka41wlTzlFGmw20-3cR_mY5lR6TNdR9OqWP33EzWyUrSMxRm2-K_IiKxdM4Tf9yN5IxjLeeSBa96sFmKLaO-kqEzu0FEYT-SJgyV5u5pxtFDg-ZwterMaXgCdMyOOdZ9SlF6m6jxt9B6Vt_EMgAVttY/w640-h360/IMG_20231125_104137263.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div>We still have a few more weeks before the winter season starts and more people arrive to take advantage of our weather. We are going to try and do as much as possible before then, but we still have our motto of "when they zig, we zag," down to a science. </div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div></div></div>Carolhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17799809173999520396noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6226620021060975842.post-58039699059392167412023-11-27T10:38:00.001-05:002023-11-27T10:38:22.374-05:00Another Day...<p style="text-align: center;">...Another gator...</p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgWmrZwmg5i0BW70x-M7rRT4NGmhAT6I8-5zqiTWTCSlDXK9pJkLO8hhGAk7mdai75_rdsMdCRN3izKFEaAAk0DDe9l_N5gsn4pOWSvVHDV1cE31oe9A7xfKhtq0a2MgULHf8j9xF7J1AGgsW96-poCRjZjEJuJSuYkdawxSb659FxRkFTa88OGUu_oDnk/s2858/IMG_20231127_092114949~2.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1927" data-original-width="2858" height="432" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgWmrZwmg5i0BW70x-M7rRT4NGmhAT6I8-5zqiTWTCSlDXK9pJkLO8hhGAk7mdai75_rdsMdCRN3izKFEaAAk0DDe9l_N5gsn4pOWSvVHDV1cE31oe9A7xfKhtq0a2MgULHf8j9xF7J1AGgsW96-poCRjZjEJuJSuYkdawxSb659FxRkFTa88OGUu_oDnk/w640-h432/IMG_20231127_092114949~2.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><p style="text-align: center;"><br /></p><p style="text-align: center;">...and he brought a turtle friend.</p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiLKO7fSkqfl4GdiAvQzsWHc06m1HE7oJEbGb7Xgxp8v3nxEa93gpYJXzKBM4GkGt7ChSKbEC6fjlBEUdggZKavGmvGRt1rJs5mgFPJ5RW7HyoGfZACI054mxET3i2wutOZRJd9T4BPdP7PaEKe35uLJrK7yaIjR8ep1qEw0P0kYI9uR6AhyphenhyphenFyECGGhvcU/s3447/IMG_20231127_092128567~2.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1812" data-original-width="3447" height="336" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiLKO7fSkqfl4GdiAvQzsWHc06m1HE7oJEbGb7Xgxp8v3nxEa93gpYJXzKBM4GkGt7ChSKbEC6fjlBEUdggZKavGmvGRt1rJs5mgFPJ5RW7HyoGfZACI054mxET3i2wutOZRJd9T4BPdP7PaEKe35uLJrK7yaIjR8ep1qEw0P0kYI9uR6AhyphenhyphenFyECGGhvcU/w640-h336/IMG_20231127_092128567~2.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><p style="text-align: center;"><br /></p><p style="text-align: left;">This time we saw them at Hillmoor Lake Park. The Woodstork trail is a great 1.8 mile walk with lots of water wildlife.</p><p style="text-align: center;">😎</p>Carolhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17799809173999520396noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6226620021060975842.post-22808404042454286532023-11-26T15:20:00.000-05:002023-11-26T15:20:59.806-05:00Catch Of The DaySince we didn't quite make it to the south fork of the St. Lucie River a few days ago, we decided to launch the kayaks at our usual spot in Hosford Park this morning. What a surprise to arrive and see a kayak floating upside down just off the ramp. We immediately put our yaks in the water and tried to retrieve it. It was so filled with water that it was barely afloat. We managed to push it to shore with our yaks and paddles, but when Dave tried to flip it over and haul it out of the way so no boats would hit it, he could barely move it, with its added water weight. He got it to drain a bit and pulled it up as far as possible, but we had to get out of the way because someone with an empty boat trailer was waiting to haul their power boat out. After our outing, we noticed that another good Samaritan must have pulled it up higher and flipped it over when it had drained. With the super high tide today, we presume it had floated from a dock (several docks were underwater along the way), and hopefully the owner will come looking downstream for it.<div style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj5Auu_mEzUAPMxCuGH7FRodqi92d0-dXt3OsLIEXEnKhHe0QzReuelHarstB3J2QQ8ZD61VjQmpf2In8qcEer3oi3yL-6OvPpGUQdLx7mgLsWS9WBDLynKZuH5jgc8RX2oGp6Ki07eWSZ0B9kUIlEsabNgVkqnjyZf54iCrrCwBrKK17nI6PPCrJolxVk/s4080/IMG_20231126_104220368.jpg" imageanchor="1"><img border="0" data-original-height="2296" data-original-width="4080" height="360" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj5Auu_mEzUAPMxCuGH7FRodqi92d0-dXt3OsLIEXEnKhHe0QzReuelHarstB3J2QQ8ZD61VjQmpf2In8qcEer3oi3yL-6OvPpGUQdLx7mgLsWS9WBDLynKZuH5jgc8RX2oGp6Ki07eWSZ0B9kUIlEsabNgVkqnjyZf54iCrrCwBrKK17nI6PPCrJolxVk/w640-h360/IMG_20231126_104220368.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjoZH1XdZ-k6L9EwVyWiLaQ1C6m-aTS7TscpkGXRBl09CCJZx8hcl0tTd3lmXoz49VvW3GNXxuKPaRwHcjIyDKiL_Q-kRhfo-cyagPyVOljJNFpKS4GyvvmlovpA-aqn81PvcExAbI7pvqoKQWCGKjnmEiJdLQKwrS7xo3kdRAwFFmwzgEMrGuunbM_Kgc/s4080/IMG_20231126_104305743_HDR.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2296" data-original-width="4080" height="360" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjoZH1XdZ-k6L9EwVyWiLaQ1C6m-aTS7TscpkGXRBl09CCJZx8hcl0tTd3lmXoz49VvW3GNXxuKPaRwHcjIyDKiL_Q-kRhfo-cyagPyVOljJNFpKS4GyvvmlovpA-aqn81PvcExAbI7pvqoKQWCGKjnmEiJdLQKwrS7xo3kdRAwFFmwzgEMrGuunbM_Kgc/w640-h360/IMG_20231126_104305743_HDR.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><br /><div><div><br /></div><div>Once we were paddling we got to see more nature than we did at Halpatiokee. This turtle was high and dry, with its legs fully extended to keep it out out of any predators' mouths.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEizDNMRlDDIMhnB5-dicgWCupd291Fph3_53zVRdFm0uE5ys1cqAOPCLPBIOllWFO7xyzSVoA3B9kvf_RkP7vbeuIaaq5sxSI-t1VpQL8D5kEdFIDFzudEJaYlOPfmZrg5olZpDQTWOYMY4WtXP9xArY0kDlAr9nRbd7Jbj2eFEJx_ufrqKDtB2muhC6lQ/s4080/IMG_20231126_115306613.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2296" data-original-width="4080" height="360" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEizDNMRlDDIMhnB5-dicgWCupd291Fph3_53zVRdFm0uE5ys1cqAOPCLPBIOllWFO7xyzSVoA3B9kvf_RkP7vbeuIaaq5sxSI-t1VpQL8D5kEdFIDFzudEJaYlOPfmZrg5olZpDQTWOYMY4WtXP9xArY0kDlAr9nRbd7Jbj2eFEJx_ufrqKDtB2muhC6lQ/w640-h360/IMG_20231126_115306613.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><br /><div><br /></div><div>The turtle was smart, because not too far away from it we saw this alligator! At least it was only about a 4 or 5 footer, so we weren't too concerned with it (I also had a tarpon come to the surface and roll right next to me, which startled me more than the gator).</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh6Fifi3BDzW_fz5m-Gh-rvVRC9fv3hpbgG81cCSclKJabNrVEreLxTF-v683w-vIFeRgKw5o2Iv0ZRhyphenhyphenMytoCVLxZBR9lI-yxPp-iw0YJoNPXLb8aZJf1pdfsU35JDb807moYRixHHgFarJm6GBoQdUvoyNfFBnWLDQzk4ioO_aNiiUsqTYRQnW0yTDHU/s4080/IMG_20231126_120018636.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2296" data-original-width="4080" height="360" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh6Fifi3BDzW_fz5m-Gh-rvVRC9fv3hpbgG81cCSclKJabNrVEreLxTF-v683w-vIFeRgKw5o2Iv0ZRhyphenhyphenMytoCVLxZBR9lI-yxPp-iw0YJoNPXLb8aZJf1pdfsU35JDb807moYRixHHgFarJm6GBoQdUvoyNfFBnWLDQzk4ioO_aNiiUsqTYRQnW0yTDHU/w640-h360/IMG_20231126_120018636.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><br /><div><br /></div><div>We also saw lots of boats from gorgeous 50+foot Grand Banks and Palm Beach yachts, to the complete opposite of them, boats that were salvaged by Sea Tow. The Sportfishermen was being kept afloat by the heavy ropes held up by the crane. The huge tour catamaran next to it was covered with barnacles, so it must have been underwater for quite awhile.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgRqfCjSPSeic3hL3qfCV1mJ0_onG7fUU9PD-V8owkpXmKnHMqt5KphkT1lY0YZcY3qcakR60aYBzQ1OK3Eourt-DQxb1u_eq-PnjwjqvI_yZnnFs22MU3_AqvaQ8wEkM5ZYXuy_tmD9u6rMcinL1H5GPc3Ia8qgJUrYHViNnhdwvXtHzBq5_Pijmv8PT4/s4080/IMG_20231126_110255908_HDR.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4080" data-original-width="2296" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgRqfCjSPSeic3hL3qfCV1mJ0_onG7fUU9PD-V8owkpXmKnHMqt5KphkT1lY0YZcY3qcakR60aYBzQ1OK3Eourt-DQxb1u_eq-PnjwjqvI_yZnnFs22MU3_AqvaQ8wEkM5ZYXuy_tmD9u6rMcinL1H5GPc3Ia8qgJUrYHViNnhdwvXtHzBq5_Pijmv8PT4/w360-h640/IMG_20231126_110255908_HDR.jpg" width="360" /></a></div><br /><div><br /></div><div>With all the things we experienced today, I would say that we had more than one catch of the day...or at least I caught them with my camera. 😉</div><div><br /></div></div>Carolhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17799809173999520396noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6226620021060975842.post-71038899834958537432023-11-25T13:38:00.002-05:002023-11-25T13:46:49.622-05:00The Park I Can't Pronounce Our friend Lorraine told us about a park in Stuart where we could launch our kayaks. It sounded interesting and a couple of days ago we headed to Halpatiokee Park off Kanner Rd., just east of I 95. This is a huge sports complex with all sorts of baseball and soccer fields, but we managed to find a dirt road to a small, out of the way kayak launch. <div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgKhJhsGbtFL-sSyWj5YVKrKdNkWofZACRAu5flxt5IPXi6OZDBPp4S0DR6mFtMhkI7vxU1_xsKZJB5bvkqX1sjyxPkO5D50oKiGZkpfkzAeIJTeEmjP1a89Ccaf1uAg_fIrCJrTWKMqI3FK7_TlT5S8_kHohdQ4B0MVexC2QQ-7-Ac3z8azbxuRYxxCRU/s4080/IMG_20231122_094226981_HDR.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3072" data-original-width="4080" height="482" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgKhJhsGbtFL-sSyWj5YVKrKdNkWofZACRAu5flxt5IPXi6OZDBPp4S0DR6mFtMhkI7vxU1_xsKZJB5bvkqX1sjyxPkO5D50oKiGZkpfkzAeIJTeEmjP1a89Ccaf1uAg_fIrCJrTWKMqI3FK7_TlT5S8_kHohdQ4B0MVexC2QQ-7-Ac3z8azbxuRYxxCRU/w640-h482/IMG_20231122_094226981_HDR.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><div><br /><div><br /></div><div>Since we weren't quite sure where we were, we asked a really nice kayak fisherman if this led to the south fork of the St. Lucie River. No he said, this is a separate canal that leads to two fresh water lakes (you have to portage to the second one, which we opted not to do). He said that he has seen owls, cougars, alligators, and deer along the shore, so we were excited to explore a new place. It was similar to paddling the backwaters of Lake Okeechobee, but unfortunately there wasn't much nature out that morning (that could have been because it was late morning and I 95 and Florida's Turnpike, which run near by, was quite noisy with traffic).</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhhWDBhRCfJAcqrcxn-JHiW7K4JwcmHh1yxZ13PX4YxQwk2mMlbsH0NcmbrhCD31cmhU_R4nQC6kO8Y1UBuaB0L7KYWVeDqbH8xkMpmGx7mRHPBhpuVzr3X6AsMWteq3kzoyWmems-YUqJAZc9KMdJUfduyEnHnKDie6V9k3kziANJKftim8D3SagM8yfs/s4080/IMG_20231122_103946773.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3072" data-original-width="4080" height="482" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhhWDBhRCfJAcqrcxn-JHiW7K4JwcmHh1yxZ13PX4YxQwk2mMlbsH0NcmbrhCD31cmhU_R4nQC6kO8Y1UBuaB0L7KYWVeDqbH8xkMpmGx7mRHPBhpuVzr3X6AsMWteq3kzoyWmems-YUqJAZc9KMdJUfduyEnHnKDie6V9k3kziANJKftim8D3SagM8yfs/w640-h482/IMG_20231122_103946773.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; 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margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2296" data-original-width="4080" height="360" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgUxJ798Iwxp4MH35bweDtkRMvu_7oqEz_VCLW1xJXMJZCGwzOOnSo41iGFcusYfh4Sp59-Q1zIdbYBDRlG5esKgCDPymKVEx18RhwVW12HmvUmMuk0_7_Ag-v-8mZpq1fuajScRr2gLN5HhDtvGj8PamPAE7SWm244w_fUepCaZFVtS-puRKv5e23OiOw/w640-h360/IMG_20231122_105212136.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><br /><div><br /></div><div>It was very pretty, and especially nice to be in some fresh water, complete with flowers, some of which, like lily pads, we see in the northeast.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi7ENkADTnELDKx8hrGODG9j2RSSs3jymLXBnaClZ0oZ5xIWyd8JI-ESBch3is9cBZYMMe3ZAfLQzFNt3redZiFfEnvWJ1F8yA7M_Vd3KUz_7mIR7KYa6NOYFA0R_jfu4Hbw5w69DMXMNvXZCqHpXPGBuvr4ISNBvYqOXIrk_niPE2OBjCx31jRr9lVoag/s4080/IMG_20231122_104810415.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4080" data-original-width="3072" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi7ENkADTnELDKx8hrGODG9j2RSSs3jymLXBnaClZ0oZ5xIWyd8JI-ESBch3is9cBZYMMe3ZAfLQzFNt3redZiFfEnvWJ1F8yA7M_Vd3KUz_7mIR7KYa6NOYFA0R_jfu4Hbw5w69DMXMNvXZCqHpXPGBuvr4ISNBvYqOXIrk_niPE2OBjCx31jRr9lVoag/w482-h640/IMG_20231122_104810415.jpg" width="482" /></a></div><br /><div style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgfdZyVTL3ecV3KuNhE7X26ahna5JmHWz6mXWI4XInJj4fI-5kV-eaQJRbnOdWgsi2mR95KqOhZmzRfwQ7kbgOy3Hp95UKKO4F2O4fHwlmy0v54-XbVnl3JPBIdGi1ZZ6nJC2mqysijJTpkk9AOtcDMD4Yy1k1-Xyqb0ytm8EnNv5yLlOIPGQKNQ51sHWo/s4080/IMG_20231122_105128578.jpg"><img border="0" data-original-height="4080" data-original-width="2296" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgfdZyVTL3ecV3KuNhE7X26ahna5JmHWz6mXWI4XInJj4fI-5kV-eaQJRbnOdWgsi2mR95KqOhZmzRfwQ7kbgOy3Hp95UKKO4F2O4fHwlmy0v54-XbVnl3JPBIdGi1ZZ6nJC2mqysijJTpkk9AOtcDMD4Yy1k1-Xyqb0ytm8EnNv5yLlOIPGQKNQ51sHWo/w360-h640/IMG_20231122_105128578.jpg" width="360" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhEjdJIf2scV_caQ9CYVIgmafY_j9EWoSV8G8cFHgCGMt_gr69j0AV6DXyJv-KgL4fzEAFJ15cgDXHMTGlr5SN6prCnbW2jqh-gUWkgb7XqZl7CtO6ojAioIjd5JhVI6rXFZvkVT3VlbR9vO5gPvIqUN-KFyD-mbIX3XcX_d8IQZnQLhN5TaNnyot6rLXw/s4080/IMG_20231122_105458644.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4080" data-original-width="2296" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhEjdJIf2scV_caQ9CYVIgmafY_j9EWoSV8G8cFHgCGMt_gr69j0AV6DXyJv-KgL4fzEAFJ15cgDXHMTGlr5SN6prCnbW2jqh-gUWkgb7XqZl7CtO6ojAioIjd5JhVI6rXFZvkVT3VlbR9vO5gPvIqUN-KFyD-mbIX3XcX_d8IQZnQLhN5TaNnyot6rLXw/w360-h640/IMG_20231122_105458644.jpg" width="360" /></a></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div>Afterwards, we drove further down the dirt road to another kayak launch area and a hiking and bicycle trail that goes around the lake. </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg4iBYCag4gUqsaX6F5kw9_Y30BQCkXd7lhZJeBhjM_elaA25CMTD1mpj2g-IndE51ekd2qivhgDS7uBoYVf3p-Xc33gXKfdZ9HHA6qygTUZvlSjWA2K4d3HSalJh40i1XyYVfpCG9b1sn7K8npuFvWpKb2LtXhGSThnfYVcUi1s-_ngOcY11qNnzMlA-Q/s873/Screenshot_20231122-124804~2.png" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="873" data-original-width="644" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg4iBYCag4gUqsaX6F5kw9_Y30BQCkXd7lhZJeBhjM_elaA25CMTD1mpj2g-IndE51ekd2qivhgDS7uBoYVf3p-Xc33gXKfdZ9HHA6qygTUZvlSjWA2K4d3HSalJh40i1XyYVfpCG9b1sn7K8npuFvWpKb2LtXhGSThnfYVcUi1s-_ngOcY11qNnzMlA-Q/w472-h640/Screenshot_20231122-124804~2.png" width="472" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;">It looked like a picnic table was placed there just for us and our lunch. </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjVUsJVJbkPrnbt9Wo3C-HwBddrxaWU2tL5DcS5heG9Vavou4yY-Rv036RE-K7_JS-SEHT3SaDO77mhuej0tqxsOMBpq07H3XGkRL7Nu_EW3AnU_Cp8IHAORRheZFsPcP7lSj50UV6QFJJmPfXPHUPn1NcJLRBq7Hq6t7PF2QaSc9DUFBcmxM4-cit7Qqg/s4080/IMG_20231122_112525175.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2296" data-original-width="4080" height="360" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjVUsJVJbkPrnbt9Wo3C-HwBddrxaWU2tL5DcS5heG9Vavou4yY-Rv036RE-K7_JS-SEHT3SaDO77mhuej0tqxsOMBpq07H3XGkRL7Nu_EW3AnU_Cp8IHAORRheZFsPcP7lSj50UV6QFJJmPfXPHUPn1NcJLRBq7Hq6t7PF2QaSc9DUFBcmxM4-cit7Qqg/w640-h360/IMG_20231122_112525175.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div>I still have a problem pronouncing the park's name, but I think it is Hal-patio-key. Call it what you want, it was a fun first discovery...with barely a soul anywhere.</div><div><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;">😎</div><div><br /></div></div>Carolhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17799809173999520396noreply@blogger.com0