Hmmm… Mystery Holes

A few entries ago, the blog featured  “Janet the Tarantula Whisper”.   With just a few pokes of a long blade of grass she made an ugly arachnid come to the surface.  When our friend told the story initially of how to make them appear, I think everyone of us thought it was a legend.  

I guess you really cannot have an Urban Legend on island – so it must be an Island Story.  Well that story has now been confirmed as fact!

And of course everybody knows while you sit on the beach watching a hole, eventually a little sand crab will make an appearance.  

 

Sometimes more than one will pop up and scamper back and forth along the surf line.  They are harmless, but menacing looking fellows.   I never know which I enjoy more to watch – the quick little sand crabs or the small children running after these elusive crustaceans.

Now the mystery…  We decided to hike over to North Haulover to check if it was calm enough to snorkel.  It is a very short walk from the road to the beach through the brush.  Along the way there is some marsh land where a homemade bridge of boards makes the transit easier.    Not far from the bridge we stumbled upon some mysterious holes.  Larger in diameter than a softball, there were multiple holes along the path.  Logically, I deduced they were mongoose holes, however if they were they would be flooded by the marsh after a heavy rain or by a rising sea.  

 

The only thing that I can absolutely guarantee about these mystery orifices is that Janet, the Tarantula Whisper, will not be poking any sticks down these holes to see what pops up. 

 

Fun Fact:  Janet swims much faster than she runs!