Navarre Beach

We’re staying in an RV park along a beach on the sound in Navarre. So my walk was along a beach. This heron was enjoying sunrise. 

The snail trails were extensive here. I saw a swarm of dragonflies in the air but couldn’t get a good picture. Lots of paw prints. Maybe raccoon or opossum?

 The law is that you must allow access for people to walk along the beach. Most of the home owners had an open beach. If they built a dock, they built it high enough at the beach edge that you can walk under it. Another built steps to walk over the dock. However, one owner blocked the path so you either had to crawl under or crawl over the dock. At the same time they painted a sign along the dock saying “Love Your Neighbor”. What! Other owners decided to bring in big ugly black rocks right up to the water line. You can still walk along the beach by going into the water, but it ruins the beach. Plus, the black rock crumbles into the water making the white sands dirty looking in that area. At the same time they are ruining our walk, they actually make the beach unusable for themselves. I’m not sure why the law isn’t enforced in Navarre, but we don’t plan to visit again.

To offset all of that, I met a great home owner who was out feeding the birds. He told me about eagles in the area along with a ‘pet’ heron that sat near him when he fished. He had decorated his beach area with a collection of pieces that he found along the beach. Cool and fun!

 We’re in the panhandle of Florida right now. Clear skies and no affects from the hurricane except that the RV parks are completely full here. We were very lucky to get a spot!