It Was a Great Holiday Weekend

My sister and her granddaughter are visiting with us this week. They all made the trek to Mickey's house on Saturday with the rest of the tourists. They stayed from early that morning until the afternoon thundershowers we are famous for popped up. They came home complaining about aching feet and tired legs. All I got was a souvenir cup. Now you tell me who got the best end of that deal.

Becky had to work Sunday, so after church, little sister, her granddaughter and I dropped the top on the car and rode out to the Canaveral National Seashore. We got a hazy view of Discovery sitting on the launch pad, then went on a search of the wildlife area for alligators, raccoons, and other exotic animals.

We discovered probably what was the largest crowd of two-legged animals of the season at Playalinda Beach, but nothing worth breaking the camera out for.

We decided then to make the short drive to Haulover Canal, the main passage from the Indian River into the Lagoon and on to the open waters of the Atlantic. There is a large deck on the north side of the canal that is usually good for a Manatee sighting.

Not only were we entertained by a large school of Manatees, but there were Dolphins putting on a show as well. After watching the Dolphins until they passed out of sight beneath the bridge, we noticed another item floating in the water near the south bank of the canal.



It looked like a log was headed out to sea. We then noticed the empty chair, the overturned cooler and beer can lying on the ground at the water's edge. That is when we decided to zoom in for a closer look. It was not a log, but a...well, see for yourself.



After a few minutes, we spotted the missing fisherman behind a tree well up the bank. I can't say as I blame him.

By the time we returned home, the nine-year-old decided that it had not been such a boring day after all. She got to see an alligator, manatees, and dolphins. We won't tell her mother she (along with her Mam maw and great-uncle)got sunburned from riding around with the top down. Oh well, that's what they make Aloe for.