Dang it! I'm so mad at myself for forgetting to bring the camera cord that connects to the laptop. I've taken some great shots, but there's no way to put them up on the computer and therefore, no way to share them with you.
Today we and our friends chartered a boat to go out in the bay to visit some barely-inhabited islands. The sun was shining, the breezes were blowing softly, little puffs of clouds were in the sky and all was right with the world...at least for four hours this afternoon.
Soon after we left the dock a great blue heron decided he wanted to take a rest on the rear gunwale of our boat. Can you imagine - a huge, gorgeous bird standing on the boat not 3 feet away from you and looking you right in the eye. Amazing!
We saw manatees, huge cow-like mammals swimming close to the boat and coming up to take deep breaths of air occasionally. We saw dolphins coursing through the water, playing with us and with each other. Our boat captain said they like to "surf the wake," so he revved up the engine and took off flying over the water. Looking back at the wake, the dolphins were surfing under the water, right off the boat, and then jumped high out of the water, almost laughing with glee. They were having so much fun! One came close to landing right in the boat...now that would have been interesting!
It was an afternoon of incredible beauty - mother nature, up close and personal.
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