Sunday...a day of rest!

We had lots of sun going on first thing this morning, but it didn't take me long to find a sweater to pull on, as we stayed in the mid 60's today...Judy says it is the coldest day of the coming week, so all will be good again soon.

The cold air didn't stop the buzzards from showing up this morning though... Judy was heading out for a swim in our pool and found these guys walking around our back yard. They soon headed up to the roof.

It's a little hard to see them, as there is a tree in the background, but you will get the drift.

Everyone was doing their own thing this morning, so I decided to head out on the motorcycle and complete a couple chores we needed to be done, like a bit of shopping for essentials, and getting some cash out of a machine. I rode down to the beech to see what was going on while I was out.

There was not much going on at the beach as you can see...no one swimming as it was a bit cool, but a few people were out walking.

I carried on with the motorcycle, and took in a few of the local neighbourhoods to see what was going on. This is a nice area, and it was nice to get the Honda running again!

Managed to drag the Jeep out of the garage and wash it up... and don't ask me what else I did today... just not a whole lot! Sure had fun though!

Till tomorrow...

 

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Shop till you drop...

Today we hit the Miromar Factory Outlet stores, just for something to do! This is a complex of more than 150 stores, so there is lots of opportunity to melt the nubs off your Visa Card.

 

It rained here last night, and it was overcast this morning so it was a good choice to head out shopping...I think...

This Mall had about 5 or 6 of these monster fountains inside... you could just dip your Visa Card in the fountain if it overheated on you during use...

In the fountain above I found a whole bunch of turtles... you can see them on the ledge...also a whole bunch of fish inside the pond swimming around.

This Mall was about 60 miles south of us, on Hwy. 75, or about an hour long Jeep ride. As you can tell, the weather improved by the picture above in the afternoon, and it became Florida hot and muggy! Love it!

Our Visa Card survived to see another day! Had a blast!

Till tomorrow...

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Day Tripping... Mote Aquarium, Sarasota!

A little on the cooler side this morning, but still lots of sun, so life was good!

We decided to take a day trip, and the winner was the Mote Aquarium and Research Centre up in Sarasota, which is only about a Jeep hour away.

It may not look like it in the picture, but the place was rather busy today, with lots of school kids still on holidays down here in Florida.

 

This is quite the place, located right on the Gulf of Mexico. Lots of Sharks, Dolphins, etc...

 

 

Yes, they have manatees at this aquarium... they were big!

 

Big display of sea turtles as well...

Tom tells me this is a "convict fish", so blame him if it is something else...

My favourite shot of the day was this "cuddle fish"....

....or maybe it was this "lion fish", I can't remember right now!

Judy is checking out the big tank above... lots in it!

....like Sharks, Stingrays, grouper.... you name it! Neat tank!

They had a real good Sea Lion display, and a bit of an educational show to boot!

We ended up with an aerial view of the performance....

I asked all the Sea Lions to stand up on their front flippers, and they DID!

They actually raise "sea horses" here from eggs... you have to see them swim!

Nuff said! It was a great day that we really enjoyed!

Till tomorrow...

 

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