One Tree Island to Belleair Causeway Park and on to Three Rooker Bar

The first visitors to the island this morning were two paddle boarders who stopped for a rest. We headed back towards the Belleair anchorage and took the dinghy in to the Belleair Causeway Park. It had six boat launches and a huge parking lot and on the other side a sandy beach where we came ashore. It was less than a mile to the Publix so we stocked up on what we could carry. It was a nice walk in a nice residential area. We then pulled anchor and headed back past Clearwater, Dunedin, Honeymoon Island to Three Rooker Bar. It is a beautiful barrier island and mostly sand bar with half of the beach closed for bird nesting season. The bird calls are like a symphony. We enjoyed a lazy afternoon reading on the fly bridge and then went ashore. We surprised several pink roseate spoonbills in the mangroves. We waded around to the Gulf side and there were shells galore including lots of scallops shells. It was a great walk along the spit with boats lined up on the sound side beach. We are anchored out with one other power boat. There are a few folks fishing and otherwise a peaceful anchorage.

Ducks in the ditch along the boat ramp

Belleair Causeway Park

Belleair anchorage

Three Rooker Bar on the Gulf side

On the sound side

Feeding frenzy

Greeting us in the mangroves at Three Rooker Bar