May 13-14, 2012
A visit to Allen Pensacola was a must. On the Cay was a tree that was the home of a hundred plus signs made from material found on the beach. Each sign had the name of the person or persons, their boat and the date they visited. Some were on the tree, others around it. The tree was located on the ocean side of the Cay. We had to walk the distance on a narrow sandy path with many branches of unknown bushes and trees hanging in our path. This made me a bit nervous as I did not want to come in contact with a poison tree. The result was a rash much worse than poison ivy and known to reappear several times after you thought it was finally gone.
We packed a small cooler with water, took a marker for writing our name and went to shore. The start of the path had been decorated with floats, ropes and such that people had found which was helpful. it was a warm day and the walk was a long one. Fortunately with the overhanging trees and bushes we were not in the sun the entire time. Once on the ocean side we explored the area. The beach was covered in drift wood and there was quite a bit of debris, making it easy to find a suitable piece to write our name on, decorate it with bits of rope and place it on an agreed upon spot on the tree. We spent a little time reading all the other signs finding several people that we knew. Peanut played and played on the beach. When it was time to head back she started to slow down, then would stop and vomit. By now it had to be 90 degrees, and i was really afraid she was overheating. after the second time she stopped and vomited I picked her up and carried her back to the dingy. Tom put her in the water to cool her body temperature down and we headed back to the boat. Once on the boat she drank some water and found a place in the breeze to rest. By nightfall she was back to her old self, thank goodness.
This make shift structure was near the beach at the anchorage. Notice there are chickens living on the island, the only inhabitants.
The trail our sign
the trees
The ocean side beach
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