Sunken Island, FL
This man made island is in Hillsborough Bay, north of Apollo Beach and west to Bird Island, off Route 41. Alafia Bank Sanctuary operates from this little island.
We sailed close to the installed reef barrier/system, saw plenty sandhill cranes 沙丘鹤, pelicans 鹈鹕 and the little oystercatchers 蛎鹬, among many other species.
We waited for the Tropicana train to pass by on the swing bridge at Alafia River ↓
… and lunched at Jerry’s Dockside. Returned to the boat club slip by 2:30.
