Other included sunset from Fred Howard Park. (The Wisconsin in me kept typing Fort)
Up at seven for sunrise
Need to tear down those buildings
The Chase Inn is several separate buildings. Six units, I think, in each.
I had a patio
Not much of a view
Breakfast. Included in the price. 138.00 for 2 nights.
Launched from the Dunedin Causeway at 9:30. Set course for Caladesi Island
Channel that leads to the docks at Caladesi Island State Park
Under water photo. Empty shell casing?
Kayak dock. Too high for me. So, I kept paddling.
Last time I was here, too many mosquitoes to paddle the trail thorough the mangroves
Today the issue was low tide I gave it a shot
Made it thorough the mangroves. The trail continues in St. Joseph Sound, then goes back into the mangroves.
I did not go back into the mangroves. Tide was out. Got stuck. Stepped out to pulled the kayak. Sank to my calves. Back in the kayak, took the paddle apart and pushed for 20 minutes.
Scaup?
Landed at 12:52
Made the short drive to Honeymoon Island State Park
Lunch spot. Snagged two pieces of bread from the breakfast buffet to make a sandwich. And, an orange
On the Osprey Trail
I went left
Pelicans on the Pelican Trail
And osprey
Armadillo
Walked just over an hour. Now, where to kayak in the afternoon and maybe see the sunset? Fort De Soto? 40 miles away. How far is Fred Howard Park in Tarpon Springs? 7, according to Garmin. I headed north,.
Stopped and turned around when I saw roseate spoonbills at a retention pond.
After no spoonbills on the Hillsborough River and Caladesi Island, places I have seen them before, I see them in an artificial setting.
Parking at Fred Howard is $5.00. The machines don't make change. I did not have a 5, or five singles. They do take credit cards. I was looking for a good spot to park near the Gulf, but decided to go inland and launch on a marked kayak trail. No pay station. I asked if the pay part of the park began past the kayak launch.
Yes
There is a kiosk with a map on shore. It looked like I could get out into the Gulf at marker Number 3
Into a lake like area
I could hear a blues band playing. Tried to capture the sound. Failed, but the video is
nice
Anclote Key
Always good to have a sign at a place you are visiting for the first time as darkness descends.
Landed at 5:45
Last picture of the day. Kayak trail sign, 6 PM
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