Pelican At Sea and Aground

As you can see in the photo, there is a pelican in the foreground and there is the Pelican aground on a sandbar. While on our three hour river boat ride with Captain Bill, we saw a number of shipwrecks between sunken boats or boats washed ashore. This is all the result of Hurricane Wilma. While some months have passed since the hurricane hit, there is still a lot of property damage, including boats, docks and piers. There were cranes along the shore line trying to lift boats off the land. Pretty interesting to see.

The pelicans put quite a show on for us. You could see them cruising along, spotting their meal, then swooping down, and violently hitting the water to scoop up their lunch. Because of the Sebastian Inlet, which allows the Atlantic access to the rivers, we even saw a few dolphin, frolicing and the river. Couldn't capture them on camera as they were very swift moving. Captain Bill asked, "What do you call pictures of dolphins?" Answer: Water, because it is hard to spot them and then react to snap the picture. They don't stay surfaced very long.

After the boat tour, we ended up buying a DirecTV satellite dish, hoping that investment would help us in our installation fo DirecTV. Also, we stopped at Home Depot for electrical boxes and cable so we could complete the installation. Eagerly, we drove home hoping to complete the work. Alas! No luck! We will wait now until we get to Disney to see what can be done.