My body had recovered enough from the walk to Turn Point Lighthouse to tackle the trail to Prevost Harbor and the state park dock. 

On my way in to the beach, I spotted this deer nibbling on trees.

There is a lush marsh at the head of the bay, behind the campground.  The trail was nice and flat as it skirted the marsh.

The flat didn’t last for long, however.  The trail was so steep, that they embedded stairs that climbed for what seemed forever.

I know.  They don’t look that steep, but trust me, they were killers.  I would look back on these stairs with fondness, however, when I got to the really steep parts of the trail that looked like a mountain goat path.

I climbed and climbed and finally got to a fork in the path.  I decided to take the unmarked path, thinking it might take me down to the shores of Prevost Harbor.  Wrong.  I walked and climbed for another 30 minutes, and when I discovered where this trail ended, I couldn’t believe it, but there in front of me was the school house I hiked to day before yesterday!  

So, back I went to the fork in the trail.  Fortunately, from there I didn’t have far to go to the isthmus of Stuart Island, where the state park dock is located.  The sun had come out.  The view was beautiful.

Back at the fork, I located the trail that heads toward the entrance to Reid Harbor, which was posted as “Difficult”.  From the map I found posted on a tree, I learned that I couldn’t go all the way to the entrance, because much of that property is private.  Oh, well, I figured I’d walk as far as the public land took me.  

As I hiked along the trail, which was more vertical that I would prefer at this point, I looked out over the harbor looking for “Jubilacion”.  I finally spotted her.  When I zoomed in, I could make out Al’s outline in the galley, probably doing some preparation for dinner.

When I pressed the Review button on my camera to see if the shot was good, I noticed that my battery was dead.  Well, here was my excuse to head back to my kayak.  Three hours of hiking over hill and dale is more than enough exercise for one day.