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Trees out front

We went down to the sea again. How can we not when it surrounds us on three sides?

This time, we walked across the tombolo (isthmus) to the little island off Scotts Landing at the south end of the peninsula. We scrambled up a sttep incline to a grassy meadow on the top, then bushwhacked across part of the ridge of the island. (There are no trails.) Didn't go too near the edges since there are sheer cliffs, and crumbling ones at that. Managed to find our way back to the access and returned to the beach, which, as always in this area, is absolutely covered with the tiny native oysters. Circumnavigated the island just in time before the rain started. Saw some people in gumboots, scouring for something in the low tide waters. Apparently, they were looking for what are know locally as 'sea slugs'. No, not our little gastropod beauties, but rather sea cucumbers.

TODAY'S TIDBIT

Another thing that is very hard to get used to is that down here in the southern hemisphere, the sun moves from right to left. It's a good thing we haven't been too deep in any bush because I'm not sure our sense of direction would work...