Justins Bay
Sunday, July 17, 2005 brint.adams@us.army.mil
Bob Andrews picked Justins Bay for an early full moon club paddle last night. We met the Meaher State Park boat ramp at 6:00 PM, with Bob piloting his war canoe, carrying about 7-8 passengers. Linda and I also paddled a canoe along with about six kayaks. The weather was very comfortable, with about 87 degrees and a nice breeze to cool us off.
After exiting the lagoon into Blakeley River, we turned north against a falling tide, but a southerly breeze behind us. After passing beneath the Causeway bridge, we continued north until turning west into Sardine Pass. The first fork to the right took us meandering in to Justins Bay.
This time, with the water level up fairly high, we ventured south, almost back to the Causeway, where we took a cut through the tree line along the west side. This took us to what appeared to be a straight and narrow man-made cut just behind the trees. We turned north and paddled up about a half mile before returning. Up at the end, we found the grass matted under a tree, indicating a large gator nest. There were no inhabitants as we passed by, which Linda was thankful for.
The sunset was very nice reflecting off high cloud cover all across the sky. The moon, not quite full yet, was high in the southeast sky, guiding us back. We topped the night off with a nice meal out on the deck of the Beach House Grill, overlooking the Blakely River, listening to the sound of the Wes Loper Band. A very nice evening, indeed!
Bob Andrews picked Justins Bay for an early full moon club paddle last night. We met the Meaher State Park boat ramp at 6:00 PM, with Bob piloting his war canoe, carrying about 7-8 passengers. Linda and I also paddled a canoe along with about six kayaks. The weather was very comfortable, with about 87 degrees and a nice breeze to cool us off.
After exiting the lagoon into Blakeley River, we turned north against a falling tide, but a southerly breeze behind us. After passing beneath the Causeway bridge, we continued north until turning west into Sardine Pass. The first fork to the right took us meandering in to Justins Bay.
This time, with the water level up fairly high, we ventured south, almost back to the Causeway, where we took a cut through the tree line along the west side. This took us to what appeared to be a straight and narrow man-made cut just behind the trees. We turned north and paddled up about a half mile before returning. Up at the end, we found the grass matted under a tree, indicating a large gator nest. There were no inhabitants as we passed by, which Linda was thankful for.
The sunset was very nice reflecting off high cloud cover all across the sky. The moon, not quite full yet, was high in the southeast sky, guiding us back. We topped the night off with a nice meal out on the deck of the Beach House Grill, overlooking the Blakely River, listening to the sound of the Wes Loper Band. A very nice evening, indeed!
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