The Many Faces of Mother Nature

Day 283  |  Key Biscayne      

We explored the east-facing beach of Bill Baggs Cape Florida State Park this morning. The condos and resorts of Key Biscayne are in the foreground, Miami in the distance to the north. This beach was not very populated as it was covered in wrack, with no clear areas in the sand for towels or chairs. Wrack is the accumulation of grasses, algae, and woody material at the high-water line. The information sign piqued my interest enough to take a stroll, by pointing out that sea beans and sea glass are often found in the wrack. I saw neither, so we took off on a new trail.I'm looking forward to finding my first sea beans soon in the Bahamas. A nice boardwalk led through the sea grapes and over the dunes.

We walked into town to visit the hardware store and identify a few places to visit tomorrow -- our last day in Florida. Afternoon thunderstorms were predicted to roll through and since we had left all the hatches and ports open, we made a quicker than usual return to Crossroads. I sat up on Fiberglass Beach and read while watching the clouds approach from across Biscayne Bay. Twenty minutes of hard rain and gusty winds produced a decent rainbow and set the stage for another brilliant sunset.

We have compiled a list of last-minute To-Dos and loose ends to account for. With generous and gracious help from a friend back home (Cindy), and conversations with friends here in Florida (Chris) and in the Bahamas (Glenda), all is looking good. As a final treat, I even got to watch the Hoos beat Georgia Tech on my phone tonight while I worked on this post.

Things get real again tomorrow, on our final day in Key Biscayne, with a few errands in town, stowing things away, taking out the trash, and getting the dinghy back on the upper deck. We're looking forward to turning left and making our way to Bimini.