Friday, March 22, 2013

Swimming for Manatees and Others

Manatee attracts an admiring crowd
Last year's record heat made swimming in the Gulf of Mexico so pleasant! On this vacation, Bob has discovered the pleasure of  a morning dip in an empty pool. Yesterday the sun was brilliant, and the Boca Ciega side of Gulf Boulevard was warm, especially after the temperature finally got above 60. We were both in the water for several hours.

A couple of manatees entertained us after we returned to our condo. They weren't "frolicking" like last year's manatees, but they seemed to be finding food and coming up regularly for air. We wondered if our mating manatees of 2012 had escaped the Red Tide disaster.