Our trip today started with promising winds of around 11 knots.  We decided to take advantage of the outgoing tide and sail to North Key.  Winds clearly were on the wane.  By the time we anchored of the south beach the winds were less than 5 knots.  As anticipated, they clocked around to the northwest leaving us without the worries of a lee shore.  As the tide was close to low, we decided to strike out along the beach and explore the wild beauties of this land apart.

As you can see, it is an isolated beach giving one an impression of a tropical isle far, far away.

At times we tramped through tall grass. We encountered many sea shells which were were obliged to crunch our way through them.

 We happened upon these Egrets.

Shells washed ashore during storms.

When palm trees are blown over they bring shells up with their roots.

Karen sports her new fly swatter.  The biting flies are a painful nuisance.

Now that's a lot of shells!

We can't believe it's already time to take out and leave.  Here I am towing Karen in the Porta-bote in Tridarka with her masts down and ama's retracted.
Has it really been almost two weeks?