Forums39
Topics38,779
Posts313,845
Members26,581
|
Most Online2,218 Jan 21st, 2020
|
|
37 registered members (Jaybird, Coconut Joe, candu, xrayman67, Fran, Midsouth, timnboston, bailau, BillDauterive, SXMBND, skyscubadiver, jrw, sugarae, KirkB, Kennys, JerseyPal, deliveryskipper, Manpot, SXMScubaman, WWII, louismcc, IslandBoi, SXMbeacher, lbksxm, JandIrene, Sunflower, George1234, 10 invisible),
583
guests, and 186
spiders. |
Key:
Admin,
Global Mod,
Mod
|
|
|
Re: Blind Creek Beach
[Re: jbutah]
#92819
04/05/2016 07:40 AM
04/05/2016 07:40 AM
|
Joined: Aug 2000
Posts: 607 PA
ChuckG
Traveler
|
Traveler
Joined: Aug 2000
Posts: 607
PA
|
We had a similar experience at Blink Creek a few weeks ago, very nice wide open beach with lots of room to walk over a mile end to end it seemed. Other friends went the next week and had a sand flea problem, so bring spray. Only facility there is a nice PortaPotty.
Chuck and Joni
|
|
|
Re: Blind Creek Beach
[Re: ChuckG]
#92820
04/05/2016 08:16 AM
04/05/2016 08:16 AM
|
Joined: Aug 2000
Posts: 82,993 Central Florida!
Carol_Hill
Traveler
|
Traveler
Joined: Aug 2000
Posts: 82,993
Central Florida!
|
There's an oxymoron for you "nice PortaPotty". <img src="http://www.traveltalkonline.com/forums/images/graemlins/Laugh.gif" alt="" />
Carol Hill
|
|
|
Re: Blind Creek Beach
[Re: Carol_Hill]
#92821
04/06/2016 07:33 AM
04/06/2016 07:33 AM
|
Joined: Aug 2000
Posts: 607 PA
ChuckG
Traveler
|
Traveler
Joined: Aug 2000
Posts: 607
PA
|
Am sure you've had to try some nasty ones, Carol. All I know is that my wife was not unhappy with it!
Chuck and Joni
|
|
|
Re: Blind Creek Beach
[Re: ChuckG]
#92822
04/06/2016 08:15 AM
04/06/2016 08:15 AM
|
Joined: Aug 2000
Posts: 82,993 Central Florida!
Carol_Hill
Traveler
|
Traveler
Joined: Aug 2000
Posts: 82,993
Central Florida!
|
Orlando Airport has one of those trailers for the cell phone lot, with a/c and flush toilets. Now THAT is a porta-potty!! <img src="http://www.traveltalkonline.com/forums/images/graemlins/Grin.gif" alt="" />
Meanwhile, I will have to keep track of Blind Creek and maybe we will take a jog over there sometime. Speaking of which, I couldn't tell by the directions--how long a WALK is it? I have a lot of problems with my back and am not able to walk for long distances.
Carol Hill
|
|
|
Re: Blind Creek Beach
[Re: jbutah]
#92823
04/06/2016 09:39 AM
04/06/2016 09:39 AM
|
Joined: Aug 2000
Posts: 2,628 Southern Maryland suburbs of D...
Bill_S
Traveler
|
Traveler
Joined: Aug 2000
Posts: 2,628
Southern Maryland suburbs of D...
|
The barrier islands along Florida's east coast are a treasure. One of the best things about them is that they usually do not get the daily summer afternoon thunderstorms like most of central/southern Florida. The prevailing daytime winds on the east coast are from the east / southeast every day and the barrier islands are too narrow to cause any significant thermal lifting of the moist ocean air.
When I graduated from Syracuse in 1968 with both an engineering degree and an ROTC Air Force commission, my first duty assignment was to Patrick AFB on the barrier island between Cocoa Beach and Satellite Beach. All summer long I could see the rain clouds begining to build to the west beyond the Banana River and the Indian River over the mainland beginning at lunchtime. My normal duty hours were 0700-1600 and by the time I left work the towering thunderstorms were raging across the Western horizon while we were enjoying sunshine and a blue sky on the base. As the afternoon progressed, the storms moved steadily westward across Orlando and on to Tampa on the Florida west coast while I would be water skiing on the Bananna River or taking an Aero Club Cessna for an hour and flying around the east coast to build hours toward my next FAA license.
Patrick usually got its summer rain showers in the wee hours of the morning before dawn. Perfect weather! <img src="http://www.traveltalkonline.com/forums/images/graemlins/Clapping.gif" alt="" />
Bill
|
|
|
Re: Blind Creek Beach
[Re: Carol_Hill]
#92824
04/06/2016 11:42 AM
04/06/2016 11:42 AM
|
Joined: May 2007
Posts: 75 Palmetto, FL
jbutah
OP
Traveler
|
OP
Traveler
Joined: May 2007
Posts: 75
Palmetto, FL
|
Carol_Hill said: Orlando Airport has one of those trailers for the cell phone lot, with a/c and flush toilets. Now THAT is a porta-potty!! <img src="http://www.traveltalkonline.com/forums/images/graemlins/Grin.gif" alt="" />
Meanwhile, I will have to keep track of Blind Creek and maybe we will take a jog over there sometime. Speaking of which, I couldn't tell by the directions--how long a WALK is it? I have a lot of problems with my back and am not able to walk for long distances. Clothing optional starts right when you walk on the beach. There is a decent dune walk over with hard packed sand. So you could easily step out of your car and be on the beach in a few hundred feet.
|
|
|
Re: Blind Creek Beach
[Re: jbutah]
#92827
04/13/2016 07:13 PM
04/13/2016 07:13 PM
|
Joined: Oct 2000
Posts: 1,295 Sunny Isles Beach, FL
pasnyder
Traveler
|
Traveler
Joined: Oct 2000
Posts: 1,295
Sunny Isles Beach, FL
|
I think Blind Creek is on SOUTH Hutchinson Island. <img src="http://www.traveltalkonline.com/forums/images/graemlins/Joy.gif" alt="" />
Pauline
We are the People our parents warned us about!
|
|
|
Re: Blind Creek Beach
[Re: PelicanPirate]
#92829
04/24/2016 04:25 PM
04/24/2016 04:25 PM
|
Joined: Jul 2014
Posts: 92
rusticchisler
Traveler
|
Traveler
Joined: Jul 2014
Posts: 92
|
PelicanPirate said: It's good to have this beach and it is south of the ft pierce inlet. Also on this barrier island is a dog beach where the hounds are free to roam..........also on this beach is a nuclear power plant. So, I guess you take what yOu can get. You really see no traces of the power plant when on the beach aside from the water inlet at the far south end of the beach. I believe the power plant is no longer operating? Might be operating as a transfer station? No longer producing nuclear power? Anyway, Blind Creek is a wonderful beach... very open, very civilized and very safe!
|
|
|
Re: Blind Creek Beach
[Re: jbutah]
#92831
05/10/2016 01:36 PM
05/10/2016 01:36 PM
|
Joined: Aug 2000
Posts: 2,012 The Jersey Shore
Pan
Traveler
|
Traveler
Joined: Aug 2000
Posts: 2,012
The Jersey Shore
|
We loved this pristine beach. We were there on 4/9/16 and there were a little over 100 people there due to a bus trip from Caliente and Paradise Lakes. SFFB along with Friends of Blind Creek were on hand to welcome the beach-goers. There is a very good restaurant over the causeway in Jensen Beach with very nice water views called Conchy Joe's. Great place for after beach dinner.
|
|
|
|