except for the noise of the dredging in the inlet. Above is a picture (not taken by me !) of the inlet separating the barrier island. At the top is the inter coastal waterway and on the bottom is the Atlantic. The current was strong, depending on the tides. We were camped in the area on the left. It seemed to be very popular for fishing and the only restaurants were also bait shops !Camped next door to us, this little cutie gave us pause the first time we saw her....she is a carbon copy of our Laddie and like her, he would have loved the lifestyle and sitting up front.
The area is populated with pines and oaks but mostly sea grapes. I have always been fascinated with the leathery, plate sized leaves but didn't know that they turned such brilliant colors.
We went to a museum along the coast where the sea grapes covered this walkway.
Speaking of the museum, it was to commemorate an event in 1715 when 11 Spanish galleons, loaded down with jewels for the Queen, sank during a hurricane. Over a thousand men, women and children died. In the early 60's, coins were found on the beach and diving teams began the search and found millions of dollars worth of gold and silver and unimaginable jewelry. It is felt that most of the treasure is still buried and occasionally, after a storm, items are still found on the beaches. One company has the rights to the wreck and the search continues. We set up our chairs but after a few minutes, the sand flies drove us off despite more bug spray. We'll search for treasure another day.
After a few days of eating my cooking (remember, no restaurants), we headed down to Vero Beach for our Panera fix.... love the bread and the salads. We stopped by a small Botanical garden dripping with ginger plants.....not sure why the lily is so dark except it was almost under a bridge and I like the look of it so didn't edit.
And , while we are home , the Scotts headed over to Hilton Head to tag along with the golfers on their practice rounds for this week's event. And Freida just knew that she'd get in the blog again with this picture of her and Boo Weekley.
The area is populated with pines and oaks but mostly sea grapes. I have always been fascinated with the leathery, plate sized leaves but didn't know that they turned such brilliant colors.
We went to a museum along the coast where the sea grapes covered this walkway.
Speaking of the museum, it was to commemorate an event in 1715 when 11 Spanish galleons, loaded down with jewels for the Queen, sank during a hurricane. Over a thousand men, women and children died. In the early 60's, coins were found on the beach and diving teams began the search and found millions of dollars worth of gold and silver and unimaginable jewelry. It is felt that most of the treasure is still buried and occasionally, after a storm, items are still found on the beaches. One company has the rights to the wreck and the search continues. We set up our chairs but after a few minutes, the sand flies drove us off despite more bug spray. We'll search for treasure another day.
After a few days of eating my cooking (remember, no restaurants), we headed down to Vero Beach for our Panera fix.... love the bread and the salads. We stopped by a small Botanical garden dripping with ginger plants.....not sure why the lily is so dark except it was almost under a bridge and I like the look of it so didn't edit.
And , while we are home , the Scotts headed over to Hilton Head to tag along with the golfers on their practice rounds for this week's event. And Freida just knew that she'd get in the blog again with this picture of her and Boo Weekley. 
The people who park their Class A MH in front of ours (nose to nose) in the storage facility must have had a dog who liked the dashboard because they keep a life-size stuffed Yorkie "sleeping" on a little rug on their dash. It creeps me out every time. I wonder if its one of those battery-powered ones that "breathe." On second thought, I don't want to know.
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