Bright sunshine and warm temperatures
greeted us this morning as we set out for a hike on Little Talbot
Island. With more than five miles of beautiful, white sandy beaches,
Little Talbot Island is one of the few remaining undeveloped barrier
islands in Northeast Florida. Today it was virtually deserted and so
we felt like we had the entire park to ourselves. The Dune Ridge
Trail winds through a canopy of live oaks, cedars, holly and palms.
The trail continues on the beach, a virtual beachcombers delight.
Catherine mentioned that we might find sand dollars or even sharks
teeth and I was lucky enough to find both within the first ten
minutes of our beach walk. We also saw a large horseshoe crab and a
large, albeit dead, sea turtle. All in all the hike took us about 3
1/2 hours.
We stopped a a little seaside cafe on
the way home and ate delicious, local, oysters and clams. What a
treat.
Tomorrow we leave Jacksonville. It has
been a great week here; friendly people, beautiful parks and lots of
sunshine.
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