Lost buoys

We beached our skiff on Conklin Island in Barnegat Bay this past weekend. We were on a mission to find sea glass. The colorful treasures are usually prevalent on Conklin's shores. Instead, we were greeted by scores of horseshoe crabs. It was obvious that it's horseshoe mating season. Sea turtles were also scurrying into the water from the beach grasses. It's egg laying time.

The funniest thing among the circle of life that was happening around us was buoys that found a home, high and dry, on Conklin's shores. "No wake" barrels, one of which had swam all the way from Island Beach State Park, nearly 10 miles away. Needless to say, not all navigation aids know their way home.