Our super fantastic day ay Hagen's Cove
Posted: Sat Mar 21, 2009 8:34 pmBeing forewarned by Sparkle that camping is not allowed at Hagen’s Cove, we headed first to this cg at Keaton’s Beach Friday night. You can see the Pleasure Way in its spot overlooking the Gulf.
After checking in we met some of the other campers.
He wasn’t Elvis, but was entertaining all the same.
Roe played fetch in the water but not for long. Something made it uncomfortable walking…perhaps oyster beds, or more likely old scallop shells. This is prime scalloping territory in July & August.
This cg is famous most of all for its sunsets, and we were not disappointed.
Bedtime for birds.
As we prepared to go inside I realized that Belle wasn’t with me. She was lost!
It was rapidly getting dark, and I had to retrace all my steps and try to save her. Where could she be? Perhaps she ran off with this handsome fellow we saw in the park earlier?
Finally we found her, whew! There she was, calmly watching the fading colors of sunset on her perch…just like all those other birds.
This was the view out the back window in the morning.
We walked down to the public beach before leaving for Hagen’s Cove.
Not sure if this cross is here all the time or if they’re getting ready for Easter sunrise service. Great place for a sunrise service.
Boats coming out the canal.
Hot dog stand.
Shelter overlooking the water.
Then it was on to spend the day at Hagen’s Cove. Everything Sparkle said about it is true….it’s a beautiful quiet place to spend the day.
We wondered if the spot we picked was the same one Sparkle liked? This is my friend and neighbor. We were celebrating her birthday.
Thank you, Sparkle for telling me about this trail. Roe enjoyed it.
I think he licked this Horseshoe Crab. EEEwww!
Observation tower in the distance.
View from the observation tower…child playing on the beach.
Looking the other way.
That black dot out in the water is a man fishing. Low tide, I guess.
The loudest noise all day was this airboat when it left.
Back to our spot to sit a spell and read….
….or nap….
…and watch the world go by.
After awhile I wandered d own to the waters edge as the tide was coming in. I wondered what all these birds were after…
they sure were busy.
Lots of them.
Wading in myself, I discovered tons of these tasty looking little critters.
What a lot of fun watching the activity that takes place under the water. Check out this video…of two of these snail-like critters moving around. If you look closely, you’ll also see tiny minnows cleaning the algae off their shells. It always amazes me to watch God’s creations both large and small and how everything works together for good.
(I hope the video works…I’ve not mastered uploading and posting videos yet)
Group hug!
And so that was our super terrific day at Hagen’s Cove! Only one more word of advice: if you go there, remember to bring your bug repellent.
After checking in we met some of the other campers.
He wasn’t Elvis, but was entertaining all the same.
Roe played fetch in the water but not for long. Something made it uncomfortable walking…perhaps oyster beds, or more likely old scallop shells. This is prime scalloping territory in July & August.
This cg is famous most of all for its sunsets, and we were not disappointed.
Bedtime for birds.
As we prepared to go inside I realized that Belle wasn’t with me. She was lost!
It was rapidly getting dark, and I had to retrace all my steps and try to save her. Where could she be? Perhaps she ran off with this handsome fellow we saw in the park earlier?
Finally we found her, whew! There she was, calmly watching the fading colors of sunset on her perch…just like all those other birds.
This was the view out the back window in the morning.
We walked down to the public beach before leaving for Hagen’s Cove.
Not sure if this cross is here all the time or if they’re getting ready for Easter sunrise service. Great place for a sunrise service.
Boats coming out the canal.
Hot dog stand.
Shelter overlooking the water.
Then it was on to spend the day at Hagen’s Cove. Everything Sparkle said about it is true….it’s a beautiful quiet place to spend the day.
We wondered if the spot we picked was the same one Sparkle liked? This is my friend and neighbor. We were celebrating her birthday.
Thank you, Sparkle for telling me about this trail. Roe enjoyed it.
I think he licked this Horseshoe Crab. EEEwww!
Observation tower in the distance.
View from the observation tower…child playing on the beach.
Looking the other way.
That black dot out in the water is a man fishing. Low tide, I guess.
The loudest noise all day was this airboat when it left.
Back to our spot to sit a spell and read….
….or nap….
…and watch the world go by.
After awhile I wandered d own to the waters edge as the tide was coming in. I wondered what all these birds were after…
they sure were busy.
Lots of them.
Wading in myself, I discovered tons of these tasty looking little critters.
What a lot of fun watching the activity that takes place under the water. Check out this video…of two of these snail-like critters moving around. If you look closely, you’ll also see tiny minnows cleaning the algae off their shells. It always amazes me to watch God’s creations both large and small and how everything works together for good.
(I hope the video works…I’ve not mastered uploading and posting videos yet)
Group hug!
And so that was our super terrific day at Hagen’s Cove! Only one more word of advice: if you go there, remember to bring your bug repellent.
