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| Much nicer day to cross Tampa Bay! |
It took us about two days to mosey back down the intercoastal, anchoring one night just off the ICW at Jewfish Creek. A "wind event" was headed our way and we needed to find a protected anchorage. We settled on a little alcove in Cape Haze. This little circle right off the ICW is surrounded by nice homes with a large basin in the middle. There is enough room for about five or six boats with protection from the winds all around. Perfect!
We settled in, knowing that we had to hunker down for several days. We had read that there was a grocery store just a few blocks away, so off we went in the dinghy, down a local canal with homes on both sides. Jeff dropped me off under a bridge and a drainage pipe made a nice step up for me to reach street level. Two blocks away I found the grocery store and stocked up on fresh fruit, veggies and milk. I texted Jeff and soon my knight in shining rubber dinghy showed up to collect the goods -- me and the food.
The next day we dinghied across the channel to explore Don Pedro State Park. We spent the afternoon wandering the beach looking for treasures.
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| Here's an innovative use of an old boat trailer we saw while dinghy 'sploring the neighbourhood canals. We never did see a boat on it. It looks a little tipsy to me. |
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| Here are the treasures we found on the beach. The little triangular ones are shark's teeth |
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| Don Pedro State Park |
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| Oh my! Where do we begin? There were large mounds of shells like this every fifty feet or so to poke around in. We marvelled at how they formed, figuring the currents and tides were involved. |
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| We see many non-functional boats with folks living aboard It's kind of a different type of homelessness. In this case we saw this demasted sailboat being towed to a new spot. If you look closely you can see a guy sleeping on top of the boat. |
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