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!