Blogs from Hobe Sound, Florida, United States, North America

Happy birthday Oscar Oscar turned 14 today and he is as spray as ever. He is enjoying his camping experiences and has finally found his manners. We have a peaceful and contented campsite. Today I had a leisurely morning, visiting on the phone, walking Oscar and getting ready for the beach. It was a beach day! Finally got to the beach about 12:30 and stayed til 3:30 enjoying the sea air, warm temps and stronger breeze. There weren't many birds, they had a hard time flying with the wind, but enough went by to keep me shooting. There is now an influx of Porugese Man of War on the beaches. Not enough to keep people out of the water, but enough. I am including a picture of one that washed up on the beach. It looks ... read more

There is not much to report except that I am safe and dry. Our area made the national news yesterday with the amount of rainfall in just a few hours. Just north of me it rained 7 to 10 inches in just a few hours. That all happened in the morning, then the serious storm came along. It just poured for hours, I couldn't imagine where the water was going. We even had a weather advisory for flooding and 60 mph wind gusts. I was about ready to strap myself in the drivers seat if the wind got any stronger. It was pleasant hearing the rain on the metal roof of the camper, so there was some napping done too. Oscar has not been feeling well for a few days and yesterday he just shivered, there ... read more

Visiting with Linda My first morning here at Jonathan Dickinson was cool and windy. We went for a walk to the river to make sure it was still there. It is just up the road a little and Oscar enjoyed all the new smells. It was so windy that I didn't see one bird, or anything else for that matter. I came back to the camper and had breakfast and spent some time with Oscar because I was going out at 2:30 to meet my friend Linda who was in our wedding 51 years ago. So Oscar got an early dinner and I was off to West Palm Beach to Linda's house and from there we went to have a message. OH, it was just delightful! Back at the house to regroup and comb our hair ... read more

My travel guide advised me to secure my cooler at Long Pine Key campground because of raccoons! I have learned to be wary of these critters, as they like to eat what I like to eat, so my cooler was extremely secure during my 4-night stay. Then, on my last night I attended an interpretive talk about alligators. When the topic came around to prey during the questions the ranger explained about the exotic snake problem they were having. It seems that within the last year and a half since my guidebook had been written Burmese pythons have eaten every raccoon in the park… Then he explained about their active capture program of these exotic snakes that are raking havoc in the food chain! The morning I left the Everglades I stopped one more time ... read more

A nice hike in the FL scorching sun!... read more