Mike and Beth's Adventures

Sidney Spit is a curving fine grained sand beach on the north end of Sidney Island.  It is maintained by Parks Canada and offers mooring balls, a dock and campsites on land.  The town of Sidney is two miles to the west.  This closeness to Sidney makes it a popular destination for a all watercraft.  It is enjoyed on both daytrips as well as overnight stays.  On summer weekends, a ferry provides access to the island.  We chose a mooring ball, $14/night, and dinghied to shore to hike the perimeter of the park.  We also saw many boats on anchor.  Anchoring is free but is discouraged to preserve the eel grass habitat on the sea floor.  Travelers must be self-contained as there is no water, pump-out, or power available. The public dock at Sidney Spit Amy Marie tie to a mooring ball with the sandy beach in the background   The views from our mooring were wonderful.  We watched a Norwegian Cruise ship transit the channel on the far side...

Fernandina Beach  March 27th-29th, 2022  Fernandina is a vibrant, cute Florida beach town with hints of Carmel.  The main street businesses  are prosperous and designed to lure you in with promises, of food, drink, art, ice cream, t-shirts, and other trappings of towns whose allure beckons people to visit.  It delivers on its promise. Mike along the waterfront It is also the last bastion of the quintessential Florida Beach.  Once you travel north a few miles, into Georgia, you will no longer find beaches that stretch on for miles, begging to be walked, while the waves run out around your ankles.   Mike and Beth Enjoy Florida's Northern Most Beach We gave in to temptation and beach walked while visiting friends from Santa Rosa that relocated to Amelia Island.  They have a lovely home in an established neighborhood.  They are surrounded by trees draped in Spanish moss and eagles keep watch from the top of coastal fir trees.  Fernandin...

Pelicans in the Bayou 24 January 2022 Tarpon Springs is the perfect spot to recover and recharge following a Gulf crossing.  We docked at the Municipal Marina in the heart of town, right on the main street.  The harbormaster was friendly, and helped us tie up.  One of the first things we noticed was Greek music playing softly from the lamp posts.   Tarpon Springs was settled by Greek sponge divers and the town enthusiastically honors its heritage.  From Amy Marie, it was just a few short steps to ShrimpWrecked  Restaurant and Dockside Bar.  A convenient location to celebrate our return to terra firma.  It was difficult to walk a straight line from the boat to the bar.  After being in a vigorously rocking boat for hours, your body instinctively reacts as if the world is still moving.  The result is you feel like the ground is still rocking and you can't walk a straight line.....  All this before the first sip of any cold adult b...