1 December 2018 Pelican Cruise

IMG 4749 Exercise outing to Matheson Hammock IMG 4750 Mangroves IMG 2557 Jodi and Jürg running along the water's edge IMG 2559 vans associated with a big clean-up effort on today
IMG 2562 IMG 2560 you can learn to kite surf here IMG 4755 IMG 4751 salt water lagoon swimming area
IMG 4752 IMG 4753 palms that resisted the hurricane IMG 4754 rubble with downtown in the distance IMG 4758 toys
IMG 4759 under the banyan IMG 4760 IMG 2563 colors and arrangements at Milam's Grocery IMG 2564 stocking up for sailing trip
IMG 2565 teas galore IMG 2567 grinding the coffee IMG 2568 Warholish IMG 2569 rows and rows
IMG 2570 Pelican Harbor Yacht Club IMG 2571 from where we will go on a boat tour IMG 2572 deco IMG 2573 the tour boat
IMG 2574 Lucy, Norm and me IMG 2577 Lucy, Norm, me and Christine IMG 2578 safety demonstration IMG 4761 getting to know each other
IMG 2579 pulling out into the bay IMG 2580 IMG 2581 IMG 2582 past the other boats
IMG 2583 IMG 2585 at the rookery IMG 2587 mangroves and trees full of birds IMG 2588
IMG 2589 especially pelicans IMG 2590 IMG 2591 frigate birds IMG 2592
IMG 2593 dense with big birds IMG 2594 IMG 2595 pterodactyl-like IMG 2599 incoming ibises
IMG 2600 IMG 2601 IMG 2602 IMG 2603 roosting
IMG 2604 sunset approaches IMG 2608 Biscayne Bay IMG 2610 IMG 2611 Christine and Jürg
IMG 2613 the mouth of the MIami River IMG 2615 towers right to the water's edge IMG 2617 note: apartments, not offices IMG 4767 dinner at the tapas restaurant in Miami Beach
IMG 2618 pumping station in the middle of the street IMG 2619 to keep the streets passable IMG 2620 yacht dealer IMG 2621 gelato palace
IMG 2622 very tasty!