Happy New Year

KEEPING BREVARD BEACHES CLEAN FOR 
LOVE OF PEOPLE AND ANIMALS

HAPPY NEW YEAR!
Rain and the holidays have kept me away but I'm back!

Hypodermic needle still intact
we took it to a fire station
for disposal

Friday, Dec 30 was my last cleanup of the year. We went to Melbourne Beach at Ocean Ave.

Serious slurpy straw system

We found 5 feet of rope
new total:1036 ft.

It was nice and warm, around 70 F, 20 C.  Scotty, Lee and I filled three totes of junk.

Today was a different story, temperature wise.
Us spoiled Floridians woke to chilly temps yesterday morning.
It was in the 20s. -5 C.Yipes! It stayed in the 40s all day 5 C. This morning it was a little warmer- 30s, getting up to the 50s, teens C.
Lee and I bundled up and braved the cold (LOL)
to do a cleanup in Paradise, Paradise Beach, Indialantic.

Not much litter to be found, which is nice. Our beaches are still pretty! I want them to stay that way.

Funky foam

A lot of cigarette butts today.   We usually don't find too many but today they were all over.

The only message in this bottle:
PICK UP YOUR TRASH!

Today we found 14 ft. of rope tangled up among the dried seaweed.

Our total to begin the new year is....1050 ft. or 350 yds.

Thanks for stopping by, I hope your holidays were grand.

If you're going to be in Brevard County FL between Saturday, March 24 and Sunday April 1,

join me as I walk the county form end to end in my county wide beach hug.

email me at brevardcountybeachhug12@gmail.com

Ciao for now,

Beach Hugger

You're Not From Around Here Are You?

KEEPING BREVARD BEACHES CLEAN

FOR
LOVE OF PEOPLE AND ANIMALS

Today was the sort of day we could have used a crowd of 'Beach Huggers'. Rough seas brought  lots of big chunks of plastic onto the beach and spread it everywhere.

 We were met by a cool breeze at the Fifth Avenue boardwalk in Indialantic this morning. 70 F, 20 C.  Lee and I collected trash for about 45 minutes and filled 4 tote bags.

Throughout the mess we discovered 38 ft. of rope.  New total: 900 ft. or 300 yds. Wow! That is exactly three American football fields since I began recording my rope one month ago.

Dishwashing PASTE?
You're not from around here
are you?

Just needs a little TLC
Now if only I could find the other one.....

We had to mind
what we reached for.
These highly poisonous Man O' War
were all over.

Sometimes the best solution is in
removing  the pacifier.

Gratuitous puppy photo!
My girl 'Brooklyn'

~Spirula~
skeletal remains of
deep sea squid.
Always fun to find.

Hair Relaxer #6

Buoy on a stick.
Unhealthy snack,
covered with chew marks.

Thanks for checking out my latest Beach Hug.

Don't forget my county wide Beach Hug, between Sat. March 24 and Sun. April 1.
Email: brevardcountybeachhug12@gmail.com if you're interested.
Thanks.

From off the beach
I will lug
Trash in my tote
It's how I hug.

Looking For a Few Good Beach Huggers

KEEPING BREVARD BEACHES CLEAN

FOR LOVE OF PEOPLE AND ANIMALS  

We chose a little beach access in South Indialantic this morning.

Lost sole

The ocean was more churned up than it had been during our last cleanup, which means more trash has been stirred up and brought in.  There was junk everywhere.

More malice from Haiti
I'm sure they get our
junk as well

In a rush?
Forget to brush?

The warm air was long gone, we braced ourselves against a chilly mid 60s breeze. (15-18C)
Yes, we are spoiled.

We were here for about an hour and we collected two tote bags full of debris.  We also had a record breaking rope collection.

Have no fear
 what you need
is here

We found 80 feet today! I couldn't believe it.  The stuff was all over the place.  The new total for rope is....812 ft. or 270.66 yds.  Sorry, that I don't know how to convert to metric.  However, I can tell you it is almost three American football fields.

Anyone interested in taking part in a county wide Beach Hug? I am beginning plans for such an event to take place over my son's school break.  March 24 - April 1 2012.  It is to be a relay cleanup that would cover all of Brevard Coutny Florida's beaches, from Sebastian Inlet going north.   Volunteers will choose a section and pass the torch, so to speak, (thank you for that Jay).  Please email me if you are interested in participating or sponsoring. brevardcountybeachhug12@gmail.com

Bracing against the cold
I don't know how we do it
LOL

Thanks for visiting.

Get out of bed,

Shake off the bugs.

Get to the beach

And give it some hugs.