Turtle Walk Thursday

We headed out a little early again this morning.  We were anxious to see if there had been any turtle activity. 

As soon as we started, we saw a Missouri friend, who is staying at Ocean's Reach, coming out to see us.  That was a pleasant surprise, but we only had time for a quick hug and hello.  We had a couple of special nests to check on and also wanted to get our walk over before it got too hot out.  We planned to talk more with her on our way back.

 In front of Pointe Santo we found turtle tracks. But after looking them over, I think it was a false crawl.

The end of our zone and time to

turn around to go back.

When we got back to our starting spot at Gulfside City Park, the turtle walker from zone 5 was just getting back too.  She said their walk had been pretty entertaining because there was a group of manatees swimming around, just a little way from where we were.  But, we were too hot by that time and didn't go on to see them.  We also didn't see our friend, but after seeing a picture of the manatees on her Facebook wall, I know where she was. :) 

Sanibel Pups & Bees

This morning when I took Puffin out, we went down the stairs, he jumped into the grass and then let out a loud yelp and jumped back out again.  I saw a bee fly away from that spot so I think he got stung.  I tried to look at it and he kept jerking his paw away, growling.  My Mother always told me to use a paste of baking soda and water, put meat tenderizer on it or soak a bee sting  in an Epsom salt bath.

I didn't have any Epsom salt and he didn't want to have his paw touched, so I did the next best thing.  We went to the beach and I let him walk in the salt water.  I think the little guy was fine after that. :)  Except, his tongue was hanging out after a little while.

We went to Gulfside City Park. 

There were a lot of small shells, but with puppy along, I didn't get to look through them.  I'll have to say, it was fun walking along in the warm water anyway.

Sanibel's Warmth and Humidity

The humidity has really been high the last couple of days. Last night, at 97%, water was dripping from the trees in our yard and everything was wet.  Early this morning it was foggy and later we got 0.08" of rain.  It cleared after that and the temperature reached 76 degrees.  The humidity is 95% again tonight.  But, you gotta love a warm, humid winter! :)

Driving down Periwinkle Way today, I noticed that there had been some work done on the McT's Shrimp House building.  Parts in the front and one side have been torn out.  It's nice to see progress being made there.

This evening we went to Gulfside City Park to watch the sunset and go for a little walk.  There were a lot of people in the area of Ocean's Reach Condos.

 If you enlarge the photo you will see just how many people enjoy watching the sunset.

 As we got back home, I could see the full moon was on it's way up. :)

Sanibel Sunday Evening in Pastels

This evening I took puppy to the beach, at Gulfside City Park, for a short time.   The setting sun was hiding behind the clouds, making the sky beautiful pastel colors.  It was up to 73 degrees today and it was still warm enough on the beach to be in shorts and t shirt.

There were plenty of shells around, I just couldn't do the Sanibel Stoop, with the puppy in my arms, so that I could see them.  I only picked up 3 minis. I've ordered a front puppy pack, so when that arrives, we'll see how that works out.  I'm hoping it will leave my hands free and allow me to bend over.  I seriously doubt that Puffin is going to like it.  All he wants to do is get loose and run, dig in the sand and eat junk. :)

There were a lot of shells out in the water and

I saw a few people walking in it searching.  A wave came up over my feet a couple of times and the water didn't feel real cold.  If I saw a prize shell out there, I would have definitely gone after it. :)