Pelican Island
Monday, December 27, 2004 brint.adams@us.army.mil
My son, Bob, and I arrived at the Dauphin Island Golf Club at around 2:00 PM. It was an absolutely perfect afternoon with a temperature of 63 degrees, no wind, very calm seas, and a rising tide. We carried our kayaks about 150 meters to the beach on the south side of Dauphin Island, looking out over Pelican Island and out to the rigs and the Sand Island lighthouse.
We proceeded to paddle west, at 2:10 PM, to skirt around the near end of Pelican Island and paddled along the southwest or open sea side of the island. It was so calm, there were barely any small waves breaking on the shore. We passed many congregations of cormorants, pelicans, various seagulls and other small shore birds as we continued out to the southeast end. When we arrived, there were literally hundreds of birds waiting for us and for the fish to arrive at feeding time. We made the turn and came in along the northside, while the birds were fishing right next to us. As we got closer to the Dauphin Island beach, we headed straight north and away from Pelican Island, arriving at around 3:45 PM.
Although we did not see any dolphins on this paddle, the afternoon was so beautiful, we really did not miss them.
My son, Bob, and I arrived at the Dauphin Island Golf Club at around 2:00 PM. It was an absolutely perfect afternoon with a temperature of 63 degrees, no wind, very calm seas, and a rising tide. We carried our kayaks about 150 meters to the beach on the south side of Dauphin Island, looking out over Pelican Island and out to the rigs and the Sand Island lighthouse.
We proceeded to paddle west, at 2:10 PM, to skirt around the near end of Pelican Island and paddled along the southwest or open sea side of the island. It was so calm, there were barely any small waves breaking on the shore. We passed many congregations of cormorants, pelicans, various seagulls and other small shore birds as we continued out to the southeast end. When we arrived, there were literally hundreds of birds waiting for us and for the fish to arrive at feeding time. We made the turn and came in along the northside, while the birds were fishing right next to us. As we got closer to the Dauphin Island beach, we headed straight north and away from Pelican Island, arriving at around 3:45 PM.
Although we did not see any dolphins on this paddle, the afternoon was so beautiful, we really did not miss them.
posted by brint @ 8:56 PM
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