I tried to post some pictures when were were down in Florida in the middle of May, but Blogger wouldn't let me. So I'll post May now and June next.
Paul's parents came over from Ft. Lauderdale for my birthday. This is Paul's dad with a "bucket o' beers." He thought it was so cool.
And here is me, with the next night's appetizers. Note the fancy cardboard box for a coffee table with the sprig of plastic flowers in the center. I'm not the "hostess with the most-est" for nothing!
We bought some kayaks online and had them shipped to my friend Leslie's house before we went back down to FL. Had a little mixup because they didn't ship a paddle that was supposed to be included with mine, but Amazon was amazing and immediately credited me the cost of a paddle we had to buy. HIGHLY recommend Amazon.
Here they are: mine is the little one. It dumped me out almost every time I tried to get in off the dock, and I ended up getting stitches when I cut my leg on a barnacle on the piling. Had a cute medic at the ED, though. So all is forgiven, and the kayak and I are still friends. But next time we go down I'm buying a ladder so I can climb down to the water instead of trying to balance from 3 feet up.
Here is Paul headed out fishing. His kayak is bigger, with places for his fishing rod. Right after this he caught some sort of a trout, and while he was trying to get it reeled in (the kayak doesn't have brakes so the fish tows you around a little), a bunch of dolphins (the mammal) started circling and trying to get the fish. Paul said it was a little freaky - not knowing if he'd hook a dolphin and get towed out to sea! At least that's his story...I never actually SAW the rumored dolphins.
But I did see a manatee in our canal. Paul came running up the stairs yelling, "Manatee! Manatee!" Didn't get pictures, but it was right in our boat slip when he was getting out of the kayak. That I DID see.
First Beer of the Trip
