North Captiva Island, Florida

December 26th-January 3rd, 2003

 

 

 

             This was my first trip,                                                     

 and one of the first times,

   I’d really hung out with Patrick’s

                  parents and his sister                                               

The house we stayed in was called                         

                       “The Pelican Brief”,

                           and it was great.                                                                   

                                                                                                A view from inside the nature reserve:

                                                                       

                  We left the day

        after Christmas, with Patrick

    driving his Probe to Mansfield (and                        

   getting it stuck in Joyce’s driveway),

   Sleeping in Toledo and then driving

     The Volvo and the Saab to Tipton,                             

GA. for a night at their Hampton Inn.

  In the morning, we finished our trek

    To the docks, then took a boat over

     To our house for the week.  Here’s

            Some photos of the week:

                                                                            

 

This is from the Nature Reserve

On the Southern Tip of the Island.

Patrick and I spent lots of time hiking

And exploring the Reserve.

 

                             

                                                                                          We kept taking pictures of the Sunset

                                                                                                                                                          To try and see the fabled “green flash”

                                                                                                                                                As the sun sets… This is over the gulf on the Island’s

                                                                                                                                                          Western edge.

 

Patrick and I after a long day on the beach...

And a sneak out to the beach after dark

Me on the Beach during sunset

And Patrick on the beach at Sunset