Florida Part 3

March 15th
Lost track of what day of the week it is.  That is the best part of a vacation:)

We went to see the Tampa Bay Rays play the Phillies.

A Daphne self portrait.  I could make an album of her pix alone.  She is so cute.  her one wish at the game was to catch a fly ball (we were along the 1st base line) and we came so close but another kid got it.

 

 

March 16th

 

Alligator Boat Trip

 

 

GATOR!  Saw 6 of them.

 Self portrait a la Daphne***

Dog named Rusty on the boat.

 

Breeding ground for many birds.  Alas no manatee:(

Florida 2013

Sunday March 2013

Travel from Ottawa to Chicago was delayed, luckily Chicago to Florida was delayed, we arrived at 3AM.

Monday March 2013




After our long flight, the next day Breton unwound in these snazzy light up slippers.

Tuesday March 12

 

 

 

Somewhat rainy day, so Grandpa & Grandma's golf was a NO-Go so we visited Imaginarium Children's Museum.

 

 

 



Touch the sea life pool.

 

Science challenges.

 

 



Saw a 3-D movie



Saw some fish, reptiles and amphibians up close



Later that day:

 

 



 

 

 

We stopped to see the Manatee (alas Marvin the Manatee was not there).  It was a canal at the base of a hydro plant so when the gulf is cold the manatee come to feed here.

I love manatees, and in high school, for a project, I "interviewed" a manatee, Marvin.  I recorded it on a cassette tape and played it as my project.  Those that were in my class will remember:)

Next time I will take adavntage of the opportunity to kayak with the manatee at this same location.

 

 

Dinner at Fisherman's Village.

 

 

To be continued...