Coming soon...

So I finally go our office cleaned up last night and got all of my pictures for the year (!!!) off of my camera and my cell phone.  Tonight I'll start sorting and posting some pics from our trip to Sanibel, which was amazing!  Our honeymoon was very fun and special for both Jason and me.  Stay tuned.

The closest we came to a manatee.

Crocodiles along the golf course!

Lazy afternoons!

We stopped at a jewelry store after lunch today and Jason helped me pick out this little pendant by which to remember the trip.  It's a little sand dollar, about the size of a dime, with a sand blasted surface except for the shiny parts which are, well, shiny!  

 Today we took a nature cruise around Tarpon Bay at J. N. "Ding" Darling Wildlife Refuge.  We saw so many different kinds of birds, and I took lots of pictures but I used my digital camera for a better zoom so you'll have to wait until I get to my laptop back home for those pics.  No manatees sighted, a few were in the bay last week but this week the water is too cold so they've migrated out of the bay in search of warmer waters.  We also got to see some cool sea creatures in a touch pool, with lots of pics of me holding things like starfish and skrimps.  Now we're relaxing on the lanai, reading and soaking up the heat.  I think we might be in the 80s today!  Might head down to the pool if we get to hot.  Plus, I'm developing a slight addiction to piña coladas and I can get those at the pool bar!  Life is rough on vacation!

Our hotel

The view from our lanai

Shelling!

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Sanibel

This island is amazing. This is our third day here and we're already so relaxed that I feel like queen of th sloths! Jason has been sleeping in while I wake up earlier and hit the beach for some low tide beach combing. I've already collected some really cool shells and I've seen crabs, fish, living shells and so many birds! I've got pictures on my camera that I'll post upon my return home of osprey, red-bellied woodpeckers, several varieties of terns and lots of little shore birds. We rented bikes for the week and we're exploring the island a little bit everyday. Yesterday I waded in the ocean and we swam in the hotel pool and basked in the sun. Today we'll probably head out on our bikes to grab some lunch and hit another bookstore. Tomorrow we'll head over to Ding Darling Wildlife Preserve to take a cruise around Tarpon Bay in search of manatees, dolphins and roseate spoonbills! Oh, yesterday we saw a dolphin from our lanai, swimming along in the surf in front of our hotel! I love this place!