We arrived yesterday around 6:30 p.m. - in time for a stroll on the beach at sunset. Our resort is right on the Gulf, and our balcony overlooks the beach, so we're in a great spot to enjoy the sun and sand.
Observations:
The beach is insanely white. It's so white it almost glows in the dark (which is pretty complete, since it's turtle season and no lights are allowed at night).
The beach sand is really coarse. That's because it's actually crushed shells. It's not as coarse as the crushed "sand" on Mickler Beach, but not as fine as the sand on Fernandina Beach.
Most of the shells are stark white, like the beach. At least those that were washed up near the high tide line. Low tide isn't until later. Maybe there will be more color. But except for a splash of pink or purple from the calico scallops, the shells are white.
The beach is really flat. Steve says it's probably because there aren't massive waves breaking on shore and stirring things up like on the Atlantic coast.
And my final observation this morning before we go for a pre-breakfast walk on the beach: The same lack of onshore wind that denies the Gulf those waves in the summer also means there's no cooling ocean breeze here. It's humid. Hot and humid.
Time for that walk now . . .
13 August 2009
11 August 2009
Belated anniversary trip
Steve's working a half day tomorrow and then we're setting off for Marco Island for a short vacation and belated celebration of our tenth anniversary. I was in England for our actual anniversary and more interested in just being home when I first came back, so we're finally getting around to just getting away.
I've never been to Marco Island. It's part of the Ten Thousand Islands area of Florida, south of Naples. As a barrier island, it has good shelling (though not as good as that at Sanibel and Captiva islands), and that's the main draw. I seem to have been bitten by the shelling bug lately, so I'm looking forward to a couple of days in an area boasting a better selection than what we have here on the First Coast.
Our resort is right on the beach. And it being the Gulf, there's not a lot of wave action, so we can do a bit of snorkeling. I came across an optical mask in Sports Authority over the weekend. It's only about half my eyeglass prescription strength, but with the way light refracts underwater, it's enough correction that I can see a couple of feet when I snorkel. So Steve and I are looking forward to doing a bit of exploring that way. Though I must admit that I have no intention of getting too far from shore. I know there are sharks out there.
We're only there for three nights and I wish we could stay longer. But I'm happy for the time we're getting and excited about the trip. I think it's going to be a nice way to belatedly mark ten years of a good, shared life.
I've never been to Marco Island. It's part of the Ten Thousand Islands area of Florida, south of Naples. As a barrier island, it has good shelling (though not as good as that at Sanibel and Captiva islands), and that's the main draw. I seem to have been bitten by the shelling bug lately, so I'm looking forward to a couple of days in an area boasting a better selection than what we have here on the First Coast.
Our resort is right on the beach. And it being the Gulf, there's not a lot of wave action, so we can do a bit of snorkeling. I came across an optical mask in Sports Authority over the weekend. It's only about half my eyeglass prescription strength, but with the way light refracts underwater, it's enough correction that I can see a couple of feet when I snorkel. So Steve and I are looking forward to doing a bit of exploring that way. Though I must admit that I have no intention of getting too far from shore. I know there are sharks out there.
We're only there for three nights and I wish we could stay longer. But I'm happy for the time we're getting and excited about the trip. I think it's going to be a nice way to belatedly mark ten years of a good, shared life.
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