Beach Recuperation

It has been a tough couple of weeks for me since I have been plagued with a bad case of gastroenteritis. Today was the first day that I felt like getting out of the house and doing something. Dave came up with the idea of exploring a couple of the Hutchinson Island beaches on the way to Fort Pierce. The first one was Walton Rocks Beach, also known as Dog Beach, because it is the only beach they are allowed at. Wow, was this a popular place, especially today, with sun and 75 degree temps. Luckily, most of the dogs were well behaved and only a few were barking. We opted to walk north past where everyone was sunbathing and came across this cable spool that Dave made into his own island. 

On the walk back, we couldn't believe the shells that the tide brought in and dropped at our feet. This cowry shell is bigger than my fist!

There are beach access parks every few miles, so we headed to the next one to the north called Blind Creek, also known (ironically) as the nude beach. It was packed with vehicles out to the road, so we kept going since we didn't need to see any of that anyway. 😂 Onward we went to Middle Cove Beach and it was amazing the difference in beaches. Very few people were there, mostly surf casting fishermen, and the beach was so wide compared to narrow Dog Beach! 

A motorized hang glider flew overhead and what a view he must have had.

So there is quite a choice of places to go beachcombing in this area, including Dog Beach, Nude Beach, Fishing Beach, and Horse Beach (where we rode the horses earlier this year). There are many more access points besides these, each a little different, so we will have to keep on exploring!