February 1, 2011

As I understand it, there is a big storm coming in Toronto and Ontario. Just want to let you know that it was sunny and 28 degrees today and going to be the same tomorrow. Have fun, those of you that are back home.

If you look really close, you can see a green heron siting on the line of the boat opposite to us. This little bird just hangs around by himself and is quite often siting on the dock or another boat line. They are known as solitary birds and are quite cute.


We have not done too much over the last couple of weeks except work around the boat and lie by the pool. However on Sunday the 30th we did travel down to Naples and then the Everglades. Instead of traveling down Interstate 75, we followed the Tamiami Trail and went through all the towns and cities south of Tampa. It was a nice trip.
Black Skimmers near Port Charlotte


On Monday we went into the Everglades along the same Trail and stopped at all the various park stopovers. They have set up some great walking tours and visiting sites explaining the Everglades, the animals and the plants. Brenda saw her first gator and we saw lots of different birds. Took an air boat ride into the swam. Interesting but really not worth the $75 they charged.

Pelican sitting on the front of our air boat

Brenda'a first alligator









Today we get the canvas coverings for our boat windows installed.