Destination: Hobe Sound, Florida, United States Of America

Travels With Diane - Blog Number One, Created June 13, 2013

                The unincorporated village of Hobe Sound Florida is located on the East Coast of the Atlantic Ocean about 1 hour north of West Palm Beach. As you drive towards the Hobe Sound Public Beach, you cross a lift bridge that takes you to Jupiter Island. Driving along Bridge Street you feel as though you have entered a magical world, as the sun filters through the overhead arched canopy of ancient banyon trees.
                 Hobe Sound Public Beach is an incredibly beautiful pristine beach that offers its visitor something new every day. Whatever you are looking for at the beach, whether it is peace, meditation, excitement, or the awesome power of nature, you can find it here.

                        Every day at Hobe Sound Public Beach is a one of a kind experience shaped by wind direction, temperature, storms, sunshine, clouds and rain. The sand on the beach holds new treasures each day and the waters hold varied marine life and fish. I love the ocean in all its manifestations, but I think my favourite days are the ones created by the strong winds and cooler weather. The waves and riptides can reach up to ten feet and the ever-changing shades of the ocean from blues to greens to grays are enhanced by visually stunning whitecaps. The sailboarders, surfers, and kite boarders love these
wild, powerful and dangerous conditions. The grace they display flying through the ocean's fury is
spellbinding

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Sailboarding at Hobe Sound

                            Fishermen arrive with the ebb and flow of the schools of fish, waiting patiently at the shore of the beach hoping for a good catch, which might include mackerel or bluefish. Schools of tiny fish jump through the waves bringing in the larger fish to feed on them. Naturally, the pelicans and seagulls are companions to the fisherman. I was very lucky to get up close and personal with some pelicans, although I did seem to annoy one particular seagull who engaged in a prolonged stare-down with me.

                                             
                             Next week I will take you to Hobe Sound National  Wildlife Refuge Beach located at the north end of Jupiter Island.