The morning of day 6 we spent about 2.5 seconds discussing whether we were going to ride our bikes the 4 or 5 miles to the north beach or simply unhook the RV and drive over. It was a no-brainer. The weather was overcast with the possibility of rain. Another reason we love our rig is how easy it is to set up and break down, so after breakfast we drove over to the north beach to fight the crowds for a decent spot.
If I had to choose a recurring theme for our Florida adventure up to this point, I’d have to say it would certainly have to include an apparent lack of people at the beaches. What the heck are all of those campers doing at the campground? I don’t know but they aren’t at the beach…
The north beach area at Fort De Soto Park is big. Like really, really, really big. I’m guessing we were there at low tide or something and that exposed the sand bar right off of the main beach which made it even bigger. We walked a loooong way north out on the sand bar and then back again. Our watches told us that we had walked about 3.4 miles. That’s kinda crazy to me but I guess that is why they have enough parking there for all of the residents of Pinellas county.
Another cool part about the north beach area: SHELLS!!!
There were quite a few shells to be found at this beach. Most notable were the sand dollars. Disclaimer: we live in the mountains and although we have been to quite a few beaches, we probably have no idea what real shelling looks like or what to do if we actually did see it. Keli had fun and spent a lot of time finding sea shells. That’s all that matters.
Wait a minute…FORT De Soto? Yes, there’s a fort.
So…Fort De Soto was built by some people a long time ago to defend against something that was probably going on at that time and blah, blah, blah…I’m not a history buff and not all that intrigued by old forts beyond the fact that they do seem to exist in prime locations and governments typically buy them and turn them into parks for public access. So…yay old forts!
It was a good day. It is a fantastic place that I have to recommend to anyone traveling to the area. If you like to roam in your RV, please make sure this is on your list.
