Sanibel Monday

Dolphin at sunset.  That works for a opening photo.

 The day began with a beach walk at sunrise.

 

 

 

Dam it!  Been posting photos for at least 90 minutes and they all disappeared.  Wasn't even done with the beach walk.

 I wonder if the concrete blocks pictured earlier are the base of the tower,

Everything I know about nature, I learned from kiosks.

 Up to the invention of the world wide web

 Mergansers

 Osprey

 Low tide

 I know the brown bird is a ruddy turnstone.

Back to where I was before losing the last 35 photos.

Strolling back to the condo, 8:07.
Breakfast, on to Ding Darling,

 

 

 Don't recall seeing an otter here before.

Launch site No. 2

 Under way at 10:15. More to come

 

 

 Loon

 

 

 

 

 No entry allowed

 

Into the mangroves

Out of the mangroves

 

 

 

 

 

 

 Out the short channel at a water control structure to the "chain of lakes"

 Osprey

I missed the photo where a bald eagle was harassing an osprey.  Reinforcements arrived, chasing the eagle away.

 

Landed at 12:50

 Lunch

The commute from 16D to 12D

 

 Hung out with the gang, poolside. Probably ate, drank. I am writing on Wednesday,  a lot of water under the kayak since Monday.  The Gulf looked inviting.  I went back to 12D to put a kayak in.

 

 On the Gulf at 4:50

Choppy at Lighthouse Point. Good place to have one.

 Used the shorter kayak. Better for getting to the shore on the boardwalk,  worse for water coming over the bow.  But, that only happened once.

 

I turned around

 Into the sunset

 

I think I saw dolphins earlier,  but it is now Thursday night, so I only have proof, and  memory of this point in the paddle.

 

A look back

Best location on the island.  Next to Lighthouse Park

The gang was gathering in the unit with the lights on.  My presence on the Gulf was noted by some inside

 

 

 

 

 

 

 Meanwhile, behind me, the moon rose.

 

 

 

Saw more dolphins before landing at 5:45

 

 Speaking of pretty lights....

Gathering in 5C

 

Walking back to 16D