Tuesday the 24th
The dogs went to the groomers this morning. We finally had to get them hair cuts. There is a type of grass down here that breaks off in very small pieces along with very small seeds that get embedded in their coats and especially their muzzles. Keeping them clean and happy was turning into a half hour chore every time they came back in from a walk.
Later in the day Tina and I took a drive down to Marco Island to check out the area and stop at Tiger Tail Beach. After about a twenty five minute drive we were on Marco Island. Much like Hilton Head Island in South Carolina, Marco Island is dedicated to high end residential homes and resorts with very little public beach access.
We got to the parking lot at Tiger Tail County Park, paid our entrance fee, then strolled to the beach. Crossing the dunes on a boardwalk we arrived at the beach only to find that we were really on an inner beach and the only way to get to the gulf shore was to walk across a four foot deep tidal estuary and cross the dunes lining the gulf.
Disappointed and not prepared for a watery hike we decided to see if there wasn’t a better access somewhere else. Fortunately my sob story to the gate guy got us a refund and we drove back to the main drag. Driving south along the island all we saw were Condo and Resort towers, no public beach access, so we turned around and drove down some side roads to explore. Very pretty but still no beach access.
We returned home and had a quiet afternoon. After dinner I drove to Sharks Den Billiards and shot pool for a couple of hours. Nice place.
To see all our photos click on:
http://picasaweb.google.com/mjdolanski
The dogs went to the groomers this morning. We finally had to get them hair cuts. There is a type of grass down here that breaks off in very small pieces along with very small seeds that get embedded in their coats and especially their muzzles. Keeping them clean and happy was turning into a half hour chore every time they came back in from a walk.
Later in the day Tina and I took a drive down to Marco Island to check out the area and stop at Tiger Tail Beach. After about a twenty five minute drive we were on Marco Island. Much like Hilton Head Island in South Carolina, Marco Island is dedicated to high end residential homes and resorts with very little public beach access.We got to the parking lot at Tiger Tail County Park, paid our entrance fee, then strolled to the beach. Crossing the dunes on a boardwalk we arrived at the beach only to find that we were really on an inner beach and the only way to get to the gulf shore was to walk across a four foot deep tidal estuary and cross the dunes lining the gulf.
Disappointed and not prepared for a watery hike we decided to see if there wasn’t a better access somewhere else. Fortunately my sob story to the gate guy got us a refund and we drove back to the main drag. Driving south along the island all we saw were Condo and Resort towers, no public beach access, so we turned around and drove down some side roads to explore. Very pretty but still no beach access.We returned home and had a quiet afternoon. After dinner I drove to Sharks Den Billiards and shot pool for a couple of hours. Nice place.
To see all our photos click on:
http://picasaweb.google.com/mjdolanski
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