Day two at Ft DeSoto started off at a leisurely
pace. It is so quiet here compared to the traffic noise we get at home. I
enjoyed morning coffee and the paper, the Orlando paper, thanks to Kindle.
I launched the kayak around noon and had a great
time circumnavigating Mullet Key Bayou. It was about five and a half miles of
paddling, and now I have blisters. My gloves had a seam in a bad spot, so in
the evening went for another pair at that gold old standby, West Marine.
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| Old man and the sea |
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| Camp from waterside |
They have added a new camp store. It had been under
construction for a few years, but is done now. For campers, this is a nice
addition because they have many convenience store items, camping stuff, pizza,
and ICE CREAM Edys ice cream, and it is good! Well, at least that is what I am
told. They have a nice balcony overlooking part of the bayou, and you can sit
outside and enjoy your pizza, ice cream or drinks. They make huge snow cones,
too. Remember how they used to be just bigger than an ice cream cone and served
in a paper cone? I don’t think I have had one since I was about eight, but even
given the memory effects over time (lots of time) I do not remember them being so big.
Curt Anderson arrives tomorrow and will spend the
remainder of the week. Curt joined me for the Flagler Beach trip when Barbara
did the cruise two years ago, and is here for the fishing. While kayaking this
morning the bayou was flush with Mullet, and I saw some good-sized Sheepshead.
I doubt Curt is after Mullet, so it will be interesting to see what he comes
home with. Just in case I bought steak.
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