Vacation Photos

We did get to go back out to the island after being evacuated, and we had a quiet, fun week.  Here are some of the highlights.  Unfortunately not all of the scenic pictures show up as beautiful as they were. 

 

Daniella contemplating

Marissa

 

Manatee we saw in the harbor

The next 2 are views from our balcony.  Except for the weekend, it was pretty much quiet like that the whole time.  You might see only 4 people all day out on the beach, since we were there during off (read hurricane!) season.

Our girls.

We found several large whelks, but since they were still alive we had to put them back.  We did bring home a few about 1/2 that size, along with some tiny ones.  We also got lots of sand dollars, and some other unusual to us shells. 

This is island transportation.  No cars, except for fire trucks.

This is one of the "roads".  We loved being in the "old Florida". 

One of about 4 rainbows we saw that week.

Fishing with Dad

This doesn't show up as beautiful as it really was.  Huge grey and white drift wood and old trees, and the water was crystal clear.  This was in the bird sanctuary at the end of the island.

I was walking down the beach with Marissa, and we were carrying a bucket of seashells.  All of a sudden, I looked down, and this little guy was crawling around in my bucket!  Talking about a surprise.  I didn't even know they were in the Gulf. We actually ended up finding another one a little bigger later in the week.  In case you can't tell, yes, it is a little octopus.

Dad and Ashley kayaking.

About 2 days after the storm, we had some doozy of some waves.

Can you see the cringe on her face because she knows she's about to get wiped out?

Hope you enjoyed a peek into our trip to North Captiva, Florida.

Letitia