Ever since Presidents Day weekend, the Treasure Coast has become quite crowded and busy. That is especially true on the bridges leading to Hutchinson Island and the beach, which have been backed up to the mainland at times, because our weather has been gorgeous. It pays to get up early and beat the traffic and crowds, and that is exactly what we did this morning. We launched our kayaks at the beach on Cove Road and paddled across the ICW to the St. Lucie Inlet Preserve State Park on the northern end of Jupiter Island. We arrived just as the park volunteer arrived in his kayak too, and he went and got the golf cart tram to take us over the boardwalk to the beach. What perfect timing, and we were the first people of the day with not a soul in sight in either direction. Pure bliss!
We walked to the inlet jetty and when we turned around, there still weren't any people arriving, although just as we got back to the beach entrance, a group of 9 Yoga beginners were exercising at the water's edge.
As we started to walk back across the island to the kayaks, volunteer Dan passed us with another cart full of beachgoers, and then he came back to get us. We had a quick snack overlooking the ICW and beat the increasing number of boats zooming down the waterway.
This was such a memorable way to end the three day celebration of our 45th wedding anniversary! Officially it was yesterday, but we had lots going on, so we went out to both lunch and dinner on Friday, had our favorite takeout meals after running the cornhole tournament yesterday, and topped it all off with today's beach outing. Once again, when everyone zigs, we zag. It really works!
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