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| Sunrise on a cold March morning |
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| Dolphin at the Sunshine Skyway Bridge fishing pier |
I could almost smell frost. My feet felt as they do when I step out the door barefoot on a winter morning in Minnesota -- just long enough to grab the Pioneer Press, of course. For the first time ever in Florida, I wondered a little about hypothermia as I stood on the balcony this morning taking pictures of the sunrise, but that wasn't enough to delay the morning swim. The only contretemps was a rapidly chilling hot tub, which was fixed by mid-morning but a little late for Marilyn and me.
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| One of several dolphins at the pier |
We crossed the Skyway Bridge around noon and watched the fishing (people, birds and dolphins) at the
fishing pier near the bridge. I took several dozen pictures of dolphins but got only two good ones. We watched a fisherman skillfully untangle a pelican from his line; Marilyn had the presence of mind to hand the man his knife. I just watched, too riveted to take a picture.
Marilyn took us to lunch at
The Wharf where my lobster roll reminded me of the lobster rolls on Cape Cod. Great view too. When we got home, Marilyn and I went for a walk on the beach, pleasantly cool even in the late afternoon.
Biggest near thrill of the day: we saw a little head bobbing in the bay, right beside the sea wall. The little creature seemed to be looking at us - quite a feat since we were on our fifth floor balcony. Baby manatee? Small dolphin? Sea otter? Marilyn insisted that we go down to check. She was so eager to get a good picture that she rushed over to the water's edge and motioned for me to follow. The "head" was an oddly shaped coconut.
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| Floating coconut "sea creature" |
