Happy Friday!

June 7, 2013June 7, 2013 by KTgreen

We made it through our first Tropical Storm of the season unscathed–other than numerous small branches blown out of the trees. The water was high but no storm surge. My favorite storm warning came from one of the Tampa stations–stay in an inside room with a bicycle helmet on for the entire storm. Just in case.

Another one was to stay off of the roads but sand for sand bags was available and you had to fill the bags yourself.

Now on to more important news, this is the first big weekend of the Summer in Old Homosassa. It’s the 29th Annual Cobia Tournament! The weather is supposed to clear up so there will be lots of fun Saturday morning watching the boats head out with all the captains and anglers excited for the competition.

June 29th is our annual fireworks show. It’s quite a nice display for our little community plus music and plenty of deep fried food available at our local restaurants.

Scalloping starts July 1st. Every motel room, rental house, and restaurant will be full–as well as the waterways.

Then July 6th is the 2nd annual Mullet Toss at Old Mill Tavern.

More fun to come!

The Chassahowitzka Salt Marsh Trails

June 4, 2013 by KTgreen

Local Places, Local Faces

So we’ve got this great birding trail right around the corner from us. Seriously great. Three birding trails, a picnic pavilion, a kayak dock, a viewing tower that we climb to gaze out at the Chaz. And we seem to be the only ones that use it! Well, we did see a few surly teenagers that were playing some kind of war game back there once. Probably “airsoft” which has scary looking weapons and ouch producing pellets.

After visiting the Chassahowitzka Salt Marsh Trails numerous times and posting about those visits more than once, I realized I didn’t know much about it. So with a little research on the Internet, I stumbled across the website for the Friends of Chazz and discovered that they are responsible for this beautiful retreat.

According to their website, this project was completed on approximately 10 acres of the Chassahowitzka National Wildlife Refuge property and is the only land accessible property in the Refuge System. After completed, the Friends donated it to the Crystal River Wildlife Refuge.

There are no restrooms or drinking water on the property. Also, you need to know that the kayak launch is about ¼ mile from the road and if you want to use it, you will either need to carry your kayak or bring a cart–no vehicles allowed.

As I said before, the view from the tower is awesome. And it’s practically our own private park! But we’ll share it with you. The trailhead is on Mason Creek Drive, about a mile out of Old Homosassa. Whether you are a bird enthusiast, a photographer, or just want to take a short walk on a beautiful trail, you should check it out.

The Holiday in Homosassa

May 28, 2013 by KTgreen

We started our holiday weekend with wings at the Shed. Actually that’s what we do almost every Friday night. After doing our wing tour of Citrus County restaurants, I’ve decided that wings at the Shed are just as good as anywhere else, 50 cents each, and close to home! Plus there is a band, cheap beer, and we usually run into a few neighbors and colorful tourists. Very entertaining!