Sunday, October 23, 2011

1,2,3

De Anne is a connoisseur of beaches. She has, just this week, changed her rankings. Kite beach here in Cabarette is now her number one beach with Longboat Key second, and Clearwater FL at number three.


Kite beach is a wild, natural beach that changes daily. On every walk different ancient reef areas are exposed - then covered by sand the next day. Waves big enough to knock you down roll ashore, but travel a half mile around a point and wade in the gentle surf. For entertainment the kite boarders are the daily show.


During the weekdays there may be no one within a 1000 yards of you. Weekends are more crowded, relatively speaking, with folks scattered every 100 yards or so. The occasional stray dog plays in the surf and a couple have joined us for a stroll. I suspect it is because a dog needs to stand next to a human before shaking off the water. Regularly, a small herd of horses will gallop by being exercised by their owner. Horses without tackle are very quiet in the sand. I heard a snort behind me yesterday, turned and saw the herd just a dozen yards behind me bearing down. It was quite a moment as they ran between me and De Anne.

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