I’ve had a great time here in West Palm Beach. You’ve already seen a picture of the bass I caught on the golf course. Scott and I went out into the Intercostal waterway and did some more fishing with Greg Savage. Greg has spent most of his life in this area and has forgotten more than most people know about Florida’s flora, fauna and history. He shared a lot of his knowledge including which mangrove trees to pick out for easy access to the water, fighting conch and their eggs, etc. It was like being out with the Crocodile Hunter –
Watching with rapt attention as some actual “catching” is going on.
We really wanted to catch Snook since they are such good eating. We would have been happy though with a Red Fish, or even Sea Trout. All we caught were Jack Crevalle and you can’t eat those. The color of the plastic jerk bait we were using was electric chicken, ha ha.
Jack Crevalle – Scott was complaining that his arms were tired after getting this little guy in
All done with our fishing excursion – Thanks again Greg for taking us to your secret spot
Fishing and golf – who could ask for more (did I already say that). Anyway, I was hoping that we would be able to get out on Doral ‘s Blue Monster but even with the pull Scott has with “The Donald” he couldn’t swing that this time around – seems they are having some event or something over there – nothing available. However… Scott and Greg know a few people around the area and we were able to get out on Trump International. This is an exclusive private course and every group must take a caddy. The course was beautiful, greens were perfect and we all enjoyed the round. Looking forward to going back sometime.
17th Hole at Trump International – Very nice golf course
It’s difficult to leave West Palm Beach, I think I could get used to living like this –
View of the Atlantic Ocean from Scott & Theresa’s condo – nice digs to say the least
Scott and Theresa have been awesome but it’s time to head for the other side of this state. I’ve actually never been to Florida’s west coast until now. They call this the Sun Coast and I’m a believer based on today’s ride. Started out a little overcast and looked like it could start raining any moment but by the time I was past Lake Okeechobee the sky was mostly blue and by the time I got to Bradenton there wasn’t a cloud in the sky.
As soon as I got out of town, the landscape was mostly orange orchards and cattle ranches. A quiet road and an enjoyably short day on the bike. Gonna spend a couple days here visiting friends. I had hoped to go Tarpon fishing but the wind is forecast to be high enough that the boats won’t be straying too far from harbor while I’m here – oh well, next time….