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Beach day

We had planned for a beach day, so got up and going pretty early after an easy breakfast.  We went back the same way as yesterday, except headed north on Mansota Key to Blind Pass Beach.  We’ve been here before, back in 2020, but in my mind these beaches all kind of blend together.  This place had a huge parking lot that was less than a quarter full when we got there.  Pretty much as soon as we got on the beach I started coughing.  Joe has had a cough for the past 3 weeks, so hard to tell with him.  As the day went on it got better, and I would have thought it was all in my head, but everyone around us was coughing too.  


We really need to get one of the seashell shovels that everyone around here has for digging up shells to find sharks teeth.  It’s like a square bucket/colander on the end of a handle so you can scoop up the shells that are just beyond the tide and bring them up on shore to comb through.  Lots of people also have modified golf clubs with a slotted spoon or metal net on the end.  We just found teeth on the shore, but we assume these professionals have gallons of these at home.


Even though we had planned on spending more time here, by lunch I was done with the beach.  My Ohio skin is not used to this bright sun, and I think I need to get some stronger sunscreen.  We went back to the van and had lunch before heading back to camp.  


We did our best slug impressions and stayed in the shade for the rest of the afternoon.  If we were going to stay here for a long time, the hardest part would be the water.  For drinking/cooking, we have two milk crates that each hold 9 of those Simply juice bottles (they fit perfectly in the fridge door), which works out to a little over 7 gallons, and we go through all of this in about 2 days.  For cleaning we have a 30 gallon tank that takes awhile to get through, but only a 7 gallon container for gray water.  We should have emptied the gray water back at the campground in GA.  


Around 5:30 we headed out for an evening hike and made a 3 mile loop just before the sun went down again.  We grilled some chicken and finally cooked up the kale I brought from home.  It was another beautiful warm night and we hung out by the fire and played some cards before bed.  


Day 5 / Feb 22

Wednesday



Odometer trip start

293762



Odometer day start

294967



Odometer end

294995

Campsite

12.24

Daily miles

28

Daily total

0

Total miles

1233

Trip total

481.57

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