Day 26 Captiva 2019

Thursday, Feb 28
Cannot believe this is the last day of February.  Almost 4 weeks in Captiva have gone by!
Another early morning with coffee on the porch at the cottage. Walk on the beach about 7:30 found it to be very quiet with no one to see but a couple of cormorants feeding at the shoreline.

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Back to the cottage and Al for pastries and more coffee.  We drove to DDWR about 9:30.  Lot of people here today.  Walked on dike.  We saw several Tri-coloreds, Yellow-crowned Night Heron, Cormorants, Anhingas, Ibis, Great Egrets, Willets, etc.

We walked the dike where we came across the Yellow-Crowned Night Heron.

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Back to the cottage for lunch of Corned beef sandwiches with chips, beer on porch.  For an afternoon walk on the beach we found few people and birds.

 While at the pool this afternoon, I made some photos of the eagles.

Dinner tonight was Crab Cakes from Jerry's...almost too much breading. Served with Fried Okra, Sliced Tomatoes, and Roll.

Day 25 Captiva 2019

Wednesday, Feb 27
We had heavy rain on Captiva last night. Morning was cloudy  but I took an early walk to the beach.

Early birds at the beach.

We had poached eggs. sausage, toast, and strawberries for breakfast.  The Post Office called and told us our package of coffee (ordered online from Keurig )that we had been tracking had finally arrived (several days late) We were off to the  PO and then to Periwinkle Place to shop on this cloudy day....

….bought some blue shorts at Fresh Produce and then to Jerry's to shop.....snacks, wine, pastries, bread, sandwich meat. Stopped at Timbers seafood market for mussels and crab cakes. Back to the cottage  to the porch for the rest of this cloudy, rainy day.
Steamed mussels with Italian sauce for dinner and served over linguini with arugula salad and rolls.

Day 24 Captiva 2019

Tuesday, Feb 26
We were up early at 7 and after coffee, we went to Ding Darling at 10 am for a walk on Indigo Trail to the observation deck area. We spotted Ibis, Gallinules, Blue-wing Teals, and Roseate Spoonbills.  There was also an alligator swimming around the waters beyond the deck.

  Stopped in the visitor center to see the temporary Woodring 100th Anniversary Exhibition which features black and white photos by Charlie McCullough and artifacts from the Woodring home that chronicle the landmark home and the family's life on Sanibel Island.  Photo from exhibit below:

Back to the cottage for lunch of sandwiches on porch.  To beach about 2:30 until 3:30 and then to pool.

Eagle at nest

Drinks on the porch. Dinner was Grilled Hamburgers prepared by grill master Al, with lettuce, tomato, and onion with French fries.

Day 23 Captiva 2019

Monday, Feb 25
We had early start at 6. Enjoyed our coffee and pastry on this cool morning.  Walked on the beach about 9...no birds or anyone.  The man with the boat and  cages was back again...fishing for snow crab?

Quiet morning on the beach

These are photos made of path I took to the beach going through the empty lot across the street.

 We had lunch of chicken salad on pita and chips. Cloudy afternoon was spent reading on the porch. Back to the beach for another walk about 1.  More clouds...man with cages was still there. No birds ….very few people. Flock of willets landed for short time before chased off by walkers.

I  walked around neighborhood taking some photos.  

Next Door

 Across the street

Dinner tonight was grilled Shrimp kabobs marinated in herby oil and lemon juice.  Shrimp and kabobs of mushrooms, red pepper, onions, cherry tomatoes, zucchini were served with rice.  Grill master Al manned the grill.