The Sea 'Gaveth'!

We finally made it to Peck Lake by kayak today. After walking on the path from the Intracoastal Waterway to the ocean, we only encountered one person sunning themselves on the beach. It was a perfect time to go treasure hunting! The sea 'gaveth' quite a few unusual items, none of which were worth anything though...except to us of course. We couldn't wait to see what that boxy looking thing was in the distance and were sure we had finally come across a bale of marijuana or a treasure chest.

It looked more like a 'square grouper' (bale of pot) when we got closer...

Unfortunately, our imaginations had run wild, and it was just a piece of timber that had washed ashore. We did however find a few nice shells. 

Strangely, we also found fruit and vegetables including an apple (no photo), a watermelon and a whole white onion, mixed in with the seaweed. We could have made a salad! 😉

Watch out for the crab! 

Or at least what was left of the poor crab (I think the birds had gotten the rest of it) ...

Our best find was a 40 ft. long dock line from a yacht. When I first saw it, I thought it was a line from a crab trap, then I realized it was much nicer than that. We stretched it out and couldn't believe how long it was. Even though it had frayed and split on one end, the other end had a loop, and it hadn't been rolling around in the surf very long, so it is perfectly fine. Not surprisingly, Dave already has an idea where he can use it.

Lunch in the shade overlooking the anchored boats in Peck Lake rounded out the morning.

The dunes were flowering despite the recent hurricane...

As we paddled back to the Jimmy Graham boat launch ramp in Hobe Sound, we took a side trip up into one of the bays to check out this floating fish camp someone had made. It was nicely anchored, complete with mooring whips so the owner's boat doesn't bang against the barge when there are wakes. 

To top off our excellent adventure, not only did we see lots of herons, ibis, egrets, ospreys, and even a downy woodpecker, we also were lucky enough to see several dolphins herding fish into the bay. On a scale of 1 to 10, this was a 12 day!