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Hommasassa State Park
Home of this Pink
Flamingo beauty
and habitat for the
Manatee
Home of this Pink
Flamingo beauty
and habitat for the
Manatee
In late October 2006, Ron and I took a little road trip. It was one
of those times that didn't call for an itinerary but our destination
was Hommassa Springs, Florida to see the manatees. We
wanted to follow the natural coastline of Hwy 98. This was such
a memorable and humorous experience..I've put off writing
about it until I do it justice. Naturally, Ron had to live up his
reputation and get us lost a few times...it was all good. Took
some detours off-the-beaten path and found some really unique
places and things. Hope you enjoy reading about it as much as
I enjoyed being there. It was that good!
FIRST STOP: St. Joseph's Peninsula
Needed a better camera for the shot of the birds lining the
fishing pier...trying to get the fish before anybody else. They
sure are smart and cute too.
That Alligator sign kept me from going any closer, or to take the
trail along the shoreline from this direction...but I did see it in
other places and it's wonderful. There is still some damage from
past hurricanes..maybe Ivan or Dennis..but not as much here as
further south.
of those times that didn't call for an itinerary but our destination
was Hommassa Springs, Florida to see the manatees. We
wanted to follow the natural coastline of Hwy 98. This was such
a memorable and humorous experience..I've put off writing
about it until I do it justice. Naturally, Ron had to live up his
reputation and get us lost a few times...it was all good. Took
some detours off-the-beaten path and found some really unique
places and things. Hope you enjoy reading about it as much as
I enjoyed being there. It was that good!
FIRST STOP: St. Joseph's Peninsula
Needed a better camera for the shot of the birds lining the
fishing pier...trying to get the fish before anybody else. They
sure are smart and cute too.
That Alligator sign kept me from going any closer, or to take the
trail along the shoreline from this direction...but I did see it in
other places and it's wonderful. There is still some damage from
past hurricanes..maybe Ivan or Dennis..but not as much here as
further south.
On one of the detours we came
across an old lighthouse on
Cape San Blas. Here you can
see more damage left over from
the hurricanes of a couple years
back. This is supposed to be a
great area for sea shell
collection. Very few there now.
across an old lighthouse on
Cape San Blas. Here you can
see more damage left over from
the hurricanes of a couple years
back. This is supposed to be a
great area for sea shell
collection. Very few there now.
I think perhaps Hagen's Cove was
one of the most enjoyable detours
of the trip. This place is a
fisherman's and bird's haven. I
remember looking out toward the
international water channeling
into the cove from an observatory
tower and had not seen anything
spectacular out there...no
dolphins..a few birds flying
around..but not in flocks.
Happened to look back as we
were leaving and in that white
area in the photo to the
right...where the water fades into
more water..I saw something that
looked like a line of buoys.
Neither Ron or I had seen them
from the tower and we couldn't
figure out what they were. I kept
looking back and saw that they
appeared to be moving. Of course
we had to go back...to discover a
chain of white herons coming in
to shore for a feast. They were
awesome! Would have loved to
have a good zoom lens camera to
get a shot of that scene.
one of the most enjoyable detours
of the trip. This place is a
fisherman's and bird's haven. I
remember looking out toward the
international water channeling
into the cove from an observatory
tower and had not seen anything
spectacular out there...no
dolphins..a few birds flying
around..but not in flocks.
Happened to look back as we
were leaving and in that white
area in the photo to the
right...where the water fades into
more water..I saw something that
looked like a line of buoys.
Neither Ron or I had seen them
from the tower and we couldn't
figure out what they were. I kept
looking back and saw that they
appeared to be moving. Of course
we had to go back...to discover a
chain of white herons coming in
to shore for a feast. They were
awesome! Would have loved to
have a good zoom lens camera to
get a shot of that scene.
