Moon at 6:16 AM
Tide out, too shallow to paddle in the cove
My cottage is the only one with a screen porch. Drove to City Beach, less than a mile, and was on the Gulf at 6:36
Sun coming up behind Dog Island
Now I know to stay closer to the shore of Way Key is I don't want Dog Island blocking the sun coming up over the horizon
Oyster catchers
Number 2 Channel wreck
Rosette spoonbills
The spoonies were near the rail road trestle. I turned back to the Gulf
I know its a duck. What kind?
Empty nest
Landed at 8:10
This is new. It has been in town since October. Says the Chamber of Commerce I know, because I was there. Cedar KeyEvery cottage should have a canoe and a dock
Detail
Grounds
Into the cove at 11:15. Shelly. muddy, launch
The other side of the wreck. I asked two kayakers coming from the opposite direction if they were familiar with the area. They said yes. I said, then you must know about the oyster bar underneath you.
No spoonbills in the winding waterway leading from the wreck
They were on the other side
The area I was in is only accessible at high tide. Unless you take the long way via the Number 3 Channel
Back to the twisty trail going back to the wreck
When the tide is in, there is a channel beginning across from the Old Fennimore Mill dock that goes to the Number 3 Channel. Paddled it for the first time.
Then took the Gulf back to Number 2
And home
Low tide meant expanded foraging territory for raccoons
This one walked over a hundred yards on a submerged bar to get to this one. Only to run in terror as a good for nothing airboat blasted by.
Tide was very low. The bars were out farther than I had ever seen them.
I was going to paddle around Grassy Key, below.
But, the shallows extended almost halfway to Seahorse Key. I turned around.
Paddled around Astena Otie
Empty nest.
I had to give it a wide berth as well. Probably doubled my expected paddling time. And took very few pictures.
I was not planning on staying out until sunset, but as long as I wound up still on the water, I stayed.
Not an very good sun set location, this time of year
Landed at 8:23
Dinner prep. Clams
Black grouper
Bon apetit!
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