The Weekend in Old Homosassa

Big weekend here in Old Homosassa.  No rain on Friday!

Beer time at the Shed, Old Homosassa
Beer time at the Shed, Old Homosassa
Weekend in Old Homosassa
T and Me at the Shed in Old Homosassa
Weekend in Old Homosassa
Michelle and Jon at the Shed
Weekend in Old Homosassa, Grouper cleaning at the Shed
Grouper cleaning at the Shed
Weekend in Old Homosassa
Gag Grouper, well, kind of part of it.
Weekend in Old Homosassa
Cool Boat docked at the Shed

Saturday morning and the start of a new fishing tournament.  Sun, sun, sun.  Terry and Maggie and I were there on our bikes to enjoy the beautiful morning.

Weekend in Old Homosassa
Adorable pooches at the county boat ramp on Saturday morning.
Weekend in Old Homosassa
Daisy, ready to defend her territory!

Sunday morning, a bit of rain and dreary, but that didn’t stop our scallopers from launching.

Weekend in Old Homosassa
Riverside boat ramp was crazy busy on Sunday morning.
Weekend in Old Homosassa
Monkey Island!

Terry, Maggie and I survived another weekend riding our bikes winding in between the locals and the tourists in Old Homosassa!

Second Annual Mullet Toss, Old Homosassa!

While it’s been sum-sum-summer hot since the beginning of May here in Florida and the first day of summer was June 21st, I always feel like summer starts the weekend before Independence Day.  That’s when we have our fireworks here in Old Homosassa.  And that’s about when scalloping season starts and our little village turns into crazy town!  This year we had rain storms for the entire holiday week that finally ended this weekend.  And that’s when this year’s party really started!

Saturday was the Second Annual Mullet Toss at Old Mill Tavern!  Here’s a few scenes from the afternoon!

I’m going to put a little disclaimer in here that I do not know most of these people.  I have a LOT of locals that check out this blog, and if you want me to remove any of these pictures, let me know!  (But I kind of think if you are going to be hanging out at a mullet toss, you just wanna have fun!)
Old Mill Tavern, Old Homosassa
Old Mill Tavern, Scene of the 2nd Annual Mullet Toss
Second Annual Mullet Toss, Old Homosassa
Reese’s, official mullet toss dog.
Second Annual Mullet Toss, Old Homosassa
Smokin’ Mo’s. One of the official sponsors.

 

Second Annual Mullet Toss, Old Homosassa
Oh yeah, corn on the cob and pulled pork for lunch! And we may have consumed a few adult beverages but we weren’t driving!

And here are a few different mullet tossing techniques that we witnessed!

Second Annual Mullet Toss, Old Homosassa

Second Annual Mullet Toss, Old Homosassa

Second Annual Mullet Toss, Old Homosassa

Second Annual Mullet Toss, Old HomosassaThen there was the toss into the toilet…

Second Annual Mullet Toss, Old Homosassa
Toss off into toilet!
Second Annual Mullet Toss, Old Homosassa
Winner of the toss off that we watched!

 

Second Annual Mullet Toss, Old Homosassa
Really. Into a toilet!

 

Second Annual Mullet Toss, Old Homosassa
This is where most tossers ended up after their turn!
Second Annual Mullet Toss, Old Homosassa
So Hot! So Tired!
And that’s not the end of the day!  Tomorrow I’ll have some snaps from the local scalloping scene!