Bokeelia Wharf, Pine Island, Florida

We loved watching the sunset and dolphins so much yesterday at the Bookeelia wharf that when mom arrived today we decided to go again.

This time the girls brought their swim suits and had a great time wading in the shallows.

Their first discovery while swimming were these little jelly fish.

Soon after they found some shells...

Which turned out to be hermit crabs.

We didn't see any dolphins tonight but there were lots of pelicans and jumping fish.

And the sunset was another beautiful orange sky.

When it was time for us to leave we let the hermit carbs go and they disappeared into the sunset!

Bokeelia Sunset, Pine Island, Florida

Tonight we took a drive to the North end of Pine Island to a little place called Bokeelia wharf. We were in search of sunsets and dolphins, and we were not disappointed!

A wonderful evening full of dolphins, sunsets and so much more! A sweet little area and I highly recommend a trip here to watch the sunset yourself if you are even on Pine Island. We loved it so much that tomorrow when Grammy Sue comes for a visit we are going to bring her back here!

Pine Island Bike Ride to St James

We arrived at Pine Island KOA a couple days ago and literally have been hanging out at the pool the whole time. Today I decided I needed to get out and took a bike ride all by myself!

I decided to ride down to the south end of the island to the tiny town of St James in search of an even tinier beach area I heard about. It was a hot bike riding day but it was so worth it. I did however stop more often then ride on the way there to observe the wild life and snap some photos of the wildflowers.

First discovery were these Wood Storks enjoying the waters along the roadside. I had to look them up as they were new to me.

 There was a Great Blue Heron a little further down.

My favourite spot of the day was this (I think) a Gopher Tortoise. He was crawling a long the sidewalk. Every once in awhile he would dip off onto the grass and have a snack and then carry on his way. I watched him for awhile.

 Finally I managed to make it to the little beach.

 On the way home I saw the tortoise again.

This time I noticed many different wild flowers growing a long the roadway. 

The last photo with the circular purple flower reminded me so much of Horton Hears a Who...

There were more Wood Storks on the other side of the road on the way home too.

I enjoyed my bike ride and really need to head out by myself more often. So hard to sometimes just take the time for myself.