Golf and Beach Walk - Friday - Jun 1, 2012

Yesterday, my good friend Bill made a tee time for us at 7:45 this morning.  I almost missed this chance to play because of a bad tooth.  I called him last night and canceled as I was experiencing a bad toothache.  I planned to head to the Dentist office first thing this morning.  However, when I woke up...the pain was gone.  So I called Bill hoping he hadn't cancelled the tee time yet.  Woo Hoo, he hadn't and we had a wonderful morning playing golf.

Nancy took the new camera on a major test drive this morning.  She walked the beach to the jetty and back.  However, she forgot that she doesn't usually walk to the the jetty from the campground.  We usually walked from the upper parking area which is 2 miles closer to the jetty.  So her 4 mile walk turned into an 8 mile walk ;o((  But she said it was worth it as the beach was covered with "Treasures" which she enjoyed photographing :o)) 

If you're not into beach "Treasures"... best stop reading now ;o))

Campground walkway to the beach

Nancy arrived at the beach just after sunrise.

However, someone had beat her there ;o((

Between tropical storm Beryl and full moon high tides,

the beach was covered with "Treasures!!"

When we lived in our Stix and Brix,

she would have been bringing these things home

to add to her collection:o(( 

But now,

 she just takes their pictures to add to her photo albums :o))

(click on any photo to enlarge)

This was a great find...

A toy solider defending all the Treasures!!!


How about a "Beached" watermelon ?!?!?!

By the time Nancy reached the jetty....

the wind had picked up and the ocean was getting rough.

Nancy walked to the end of the Jetty

looking for a Rudy Turnstone.

This is the only place she has ever seen one.

They love to be amongst the rocks!!

When she got back near the beach,

she found one on the beach!!

Aren't they a beautiful bird!?!?!

It was looking for 'Treasures' also;o))

Well, it had taken 2 1/2 hours for Nancy to walk the 4 miles to the jetty.  That was with the wind at here back.  She decided she needed to give up "Treasure Hunting" during the return trip or she would get caught in the high tide and a rough ocean ;o(( 

But before the new high tide washed them away,

she needed to check out the egg casings covering the beach!!

If you have ever wondered where all the pretty shells come from, they once belong to living creatures and were hatched from egg casings.  Here are a few she found on the beach today.

                Tulip Shell Egg Casing                                                      

Internet Picture of a Tulip Shell              

    Egg Sack with 4 baby Tulip Shells

Baby Tulip Shell                      

                 

 Channel Whelk Egg Casing

Internet Picture of  a Channel Whelk Shell      

              Baby Channel Whelk Shell

                  Horse Conch Egg Casing

Internet Picture of Horse Conch Shell       

              Baby Horse Conch Shells 

So as you collect the shells,

be sure they no longer contain living creatures.

 This is NOT an egg casing!!!

It is a LIVE Horseshoe Crab burrowing in the sand.

Normally you only find their empty shells!!

 Making just a few stops on the walk back,

she made the return trip in about 1 1/2 hours.

So her walk to the jetty turned into a 5 hour, 8 mile adventure!!!

NOW ... Which Way Too Go ;o)))) 

Oh, by the way, the NEW camera works great:o)))