Christmas Eve and North Winds blowing

Merry Christmas Eve

Santa Claus may be able to use those winds to help him tonight on his trip down from the North Pole but, not many folks were out there today using those jet skis or wave runners -- too many white caps for the kayakers and most of the small boats as well.  Since I still had about a dozen or more of those little Mullet left from the pack I thawed yesterday, I had considered going over to that spot again on the sandbar at Honeymoon Island to fish that cove where I hooked that beautiful fish -- get a second chance at landing that rascal.  However, when I arrived ayt the parking area closest to the point, the flags on all the buildings were straight out from the poles and the winds seemed to be strengthening. If I had worn jeans and two long-sleeved shirts with a wind-breaker, I might have just gone out there but, shorts or a swimsuit with a short-sleeved shirt was just too little.

So, instead I made a bathroom stop at the closest facilities and then headed over to the Nature Center in the park to see how it compared to some of the ones I had worked on over the years.  It's a nice little nature center and the Ranger there was quite helpful and very friendly.  An interactive, pushbutton activated LED map of the island was really well done and pointed out some key features of the island such as the nesting areas for Osprey, Oyster Pearl cove and numerous island trails.  There are some really nice trails on the north end of the island and they look well worth exploring -- maybe on a nicer and less windy day.  No roads or additional parking on the north part of the island.

There are some long stretches of deserted beaches on that end of the island too and guess that may be where the lovers sneak off to -- no parking lots or roads to bring in nosey people.  Just have to walk-in and take what you need with you.  Guess there are no bathrooms or facilities up there either so, you would just have to be careful in the woods with Mr. "No Shoulders" wandering around -- or jump in the Gulf of Mexico (and watch out for the sharks).