I was bummed this morning when I walked the dogs because what I thought was going to be a beach morning turned out not to be. It was cloudy and there was intermittent rain so the beach was not to be....or so I thought.
I decided to get my FREE coffee at McDonald's ( until September 29th...at least in this area) and drive to the closest beach for a walk. Of course when I got to the beach area it started to rain. However, it was a light rain so I decided to explore Barefoot Beach which is also a nature preserve surrounded by yet again million dollar houses.
Barefoot Beach Preserve has a nature preserve and a beach all in one....like Island Beach State Park. There is a parking lot as soon as you enter the beach access where sunbathers can get right on the beach but I decided to continue along the road that goes through the million dollar house display and out to the gate house at the end of the island. So glad I did that. Barefoot Beach is actually located on Old Hickory Island.
Once through the gate house nature comes alive with gopher turtles and manatees among other wildlife. I wasn't lucky enough to see either a turtle or manatee but I did get some photos of some cool signs depicting the wildlife that resides in the preserve.
A full description of what you can find at the preserve
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and or course....the homes
What started out as a disappointing day turned into a great day of discovery. Thank goodness for coffee runs!
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