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We have been kayaking for three days in a row! After my last post, we decided to head out again yesterday and find some protection from the increasing wind in a canal off the St. Lucie River that I call Hope Creek, because of this yacht that we see from the road when we travel to Port Salerno...

The only public access is on the side of the road to Sandsprit Park, and it is just a mucky steep little cut in the mangroves. Below is a photo of Dave as he hauled his kayak out, then came back for me. What a chivalrous husband to pull my yak up the bank so I didn't get my feet muddy, or slip and fall. 

First we had to get the Great Blue Heron to mosey out of the way. No problem, and he didn't even squawk at us.

We saw lots of gorgeous homes, including one with a pirate and cannon standing watch...

This hacienda even had a bell tower...

We liked this house with an old fashioned boathouse...

This huge compound being built, certainly is sprawling and had lots of porches that must have quite the view of the river.

There is a unique property on the end of a peninsula that protects the creek, complete with beach, cannons, and two fun-loving labradoodles that swam out to see us (I think the trimaran has seen better days and the bow was buried in the sand.

This marsh area was actually the driveway to get to the property from the mainland. It reminded me of Cape Cod.

There are quite a few unusual trees in the area, especially the banyan trees. I think the first one below, looks like a broccoli stalk and the second one's roots look to be melting on the retaining wall.

There was plenty of nature in the area too, and the juvenile Little Blue Heron (they are white when they are young) and anhinga looked down on us from their perches (I also had a manatee surface right in front of me, but did not have time to get a photo).

Today, after our bicycle ride and morning walk, the wind was calmer than predicted, so we ended up kayaking from the park on the northeast side of the Jensen Beach bridge. Then we went under the bridge and south along the shore. We saw lots more birdlife and of course more homes and boats. What a fantastic way to get exercise and fresh air! 

Three days in a row on the water is making up for lost time. Can we make it four tomorrow? Stay tuned!