Walking Tours

Cool temperatures were the perfect time to take some walking tours in our area. We decided to check out the Port St. Lucie Riverwalk boardwalk, which meanders along the north fork of the St, Lucie River for about half a mile. It can be accessed from the Botanical Garden at one end and the Veteran's Park at the other. It even has boat access...

However, as we walked along, we were disappointed to find out that the boardwalk is not contiguous and the bridge in the distance in the photo above, separates the two portions. Luckily there was another access at the bridge that led to a parking lot and we walked back to the Botanical Garden. The Botanical Garden itself is a wonderful place to visit with all sorts of different gardens like butterfly gardens and palm gardens. The property is quite spectacular...

We visited there about a week ago with friends Lorraine, Bob, Barb, and Barry (with masks and social distancing, of course) and Lorraine took this funny photo of Dave with a decorative emu. Looks like he is saying, "Only pay for what you need."

We also discovered another interesting little trail in the town next to Jensen Beach called Rio (pronounced with an 'i' not an 'e'). 

It was a short nature walk with tree and plant identifier placards along the way. These pretty flowers are called dune sunflowers, but Dave thought they should be dune daisies.

At the end of the path we made the wonderful discovery that there is a small park and beach on the St. Lucie River.

Since it overlooks the Harborage Marina, we know we will back with our kayaks to portage them the short distance and launch them on the beach to explore.

More walking adventures happened today for me here in our community. I stopped at one of the small lakes to see if there was any waterbird activity and found a flock of Ibis resting and preening along the shore. Someone must be feeding them because, as soon as I stopped, they surrounded me, along with a Muscovy Duck.  

One even jumped up on the bench in front of me to get closer! That was my cue to move on.

We never know what we will find when we go out and I sure am glad I have had my camera on hand.