Places and faces in the Nature Coast of Florida
Way back in September I posted about the Chassahowitzka Salt Marsh Trail. I had planned on getting some bird pictures from the tower to share but the biting flies were so bad we quickly headed back out to civilization. We recently tried again on an early cold morning and the flies were gone but the lone bird we saw was an anhinga. Guess it was too early or too cold for birds–but the views were still spectacular!
No more Al-La-Palooza to look forward to but this is the time of year that all kinds of outdoor events are going on in Florida so we’ll still be busy! Here’s a few upcoming in Old Homosassa.
Next Saturday, November 3rd, is the annual Blues & Bar-B-Que festival at the Old Mill Museum and Cafe. I’ve always had a scheduling conflict with this event so have never made it. I’m hoping to attend this year.
The following weekend, November 10th and 11th is the annual Old Homosassa Seafood and Art Festival. This is a hugely popular event. Traffic backs up for miles. If we are in town, we ride our bikes down, enjoy some seafood and check out the art.
Maybe we’ll see you there!
Continuing our Nature Coast road trip, we headed to Fort Island Trail, another scenic drive in Citrus County. Located just south of the city of Crystal River, this drive includes stops on the Gulf and on the river.
All the way at the end of Ft. Island Trail is a boat ramp directly on the Gulf.
Next we stopped at a fishing pier which includes a boardwalk. One part of the boardwalk goes to the Ft. Island Trail beach–a public swimming beach on the Gulf. Thanks to the numerous septic tanks in the area, this beach is quite often closed because of e-coli contamination. Not a place that I send our guests to swim!
Heading back towards 19, on the north side of the road there is a public park and boat ramp onto the Crystal River.
That’s the end of this road trip. If the weather stays wonderful, we’ll be hitting more beaches and parks in the weeks to come.