The Sun Doth Shine....

After sleeping in and a quick shower it was off for a walk in the sun along the coastline. Yes a beautiful day it was with a temperature at 25 degrees C.  We stopped for breakfast before returning to the hotel to don our bathing suits and hurry back outside to sit in the loungers and read in the sun.  Although the Gulf is too cold to swim, the heated outdoor pool was excellent and provided a nice relief from the heat. Roger opted not to swim, but to sit in the shade. That was probably a good idea as I am a bit on the reddish side and my face glows. I am sure it will be fine by morning but I must remember to reapply sunscreen after the water.  To our delight dolphins swam back and forth along the hotel beach this afternoon as they followed boats along the waterway. Sailboats and cruise boats passed by throughout the afternoon carrying their sun hungry passengers with them. Whoops and hollers could be heard across the water.

As luck would have it the coin laundry is just off the pool so we were able to do our laundry while we lazed away the afternoon.  Between Roger and I the job got done and we now start the week with a clean suitcase of clothes.

Later this afternoon we took a short drive to Safety Harbour, a small community that is has a sailing club much like Pelican Lake. I believe the site was called Veterans Memorial Park. The boats were tucked safely in the harbour just to the side of long pier out onto the water. We watched the sun dip down on the horizon and chatted with a few people gathered on the pier. The entertainment seemed to be three young men throwing nets off the pier to catch mullet which they will smoke and sell. One man informed me that the manatee are plentiful in the region and come right to the pier. He was waiting for them, but he thought the water was a bit cool right now and perhaps they would reappear in a few days. Needless to say I received a lesson on the manatee and how they come to the surface with their noses to breath. They are also very large, like 1200 lbs. and very long as well. Hopefully we will see them on our travels.

It will be an early night for us after a wonderful supper at a local Italian Restaurant. The food was delicious, but huge platefuls, so we have enough left over for tomorrow’s picnic lunch. Bonus!  We plan to do a bit more sightseeing here tomorrow and then head down toward Fort Myers. Who knows what little gems of beauty we will find along the way…..all just part of the adventure.