Yesterday was a perfect day to show Jim one of our favorite kayaking destinations, the ocean beach at Peck Lake. After launching at Jimmy Graham Park, we found a new channel and some nice oxbows to explore along the way. We landed at the southern most Peck Lake access point and it looked like it was THE spot for kayakers to land that day.
The love tunnel to the ocean beach...
Crowds, what crowds? Once you get to the beach, everyone spreads out so social distancing certainly isn't a problem.
I was first into the aqua water, but only up to my knees, since the waves were ready to knock me off my feet. It was much warmer than I expected though. However, those waves were ideal for the guys to body surf!
They had such a good time, until one big wave sent Jim head first into the sand. Battle wounds!
After this, we took a walk up the beach, noticing that the sand is harder here and easier to walk on, almost compared to Daytona. Dave found a piece of aqua seaglass to match the water color, and we also saw a couple of Portuguese Man-O-War jellyfish washed up. These tend to come in with the southeast wind.
Another rarity we found was this very tired juvenile blue eyed Gannet. These birds don't normally come to shore, so it was way off course. A passerby tried to approach it and it was quite alert, snapping at the person. We didn't have a phone with us to call to see if it should be rescued, so hopefully when the tide came back up, it floated back out to sea.
This is such a nice paddle to a gorgeous desolate beach. The water in the Intracoastal Waterway may be brown, but this is well worth the effort to get away from crowds and see the "aqua agua" again.
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