Tuesday - Weather: high 84, low 60. Mostly sunny.  Wind E 9 mph.  We are approaching the record high for this date, which is 85.  Normal is 75.  Gulf temperature is 68.
This morning, as they do every Tues. morn, the resort had a breakfast of scrambled eggs, bacon, sausage, and pancakes with coffee and juice. It's not free, but we are glad to pay $4 for a really good breakfast.  We sat and talked to new people from Indianapolis and New Jersey.  Late morning, we took a picnic lunch to Lakes Park, which is near where we used to stay in the 5th wheel.  It has great paved walking trails and several lakes, which are like big ponds.  I used to fish there, and it's the only place I ever caught a pompano.  Usually there are lots of birds and sometimes alligators, but there weren't as many as usual today.  Still very nice to walk around and see the scenery. When we left, we went just a couple of miles to Sun Harvest, where once again we had some free juice and an ice cream cone; soft-serve orange and vanilla twist.  It's a good thing we aren't staying close, or my weight would be astronomical!  Late afternoon, we went for a short walk on the beach and watched another beautiful sunset.
Wednesday - Weather: high 84, low 60. Mostly sunny.  Wind SE 12 mph. Almost exactly the same as yesterday.
Easy morning, lunch was hot dogs and baked beans given by the resort around the pool.  For mid-afternoon snack, we walked down to the Fish House restaurant, which is on a major canal next to a huge marina.  We had key lime pie with coffee (Bob) and iced tea (Linda), watched a man wash his boat, and watched the boat traffic.  We took a short walk on the beach and stayed to watch the sunset again.  We were surprised to see three roseate spoonbills in our lagoon!  'Ding' Darling on Sanibel was disappointing this year, because we saw none there - always have before.  Someone told us the lagoon is a bird sanctuary, and we certainly see how it attracts all kinds of birds.  On our way back to our unit, we again saw Delores (Drinan), Becky (Burkhart) & husband Merlin, and our new friends from Chenoa, George & Terri.  We had another good visit, although shorter, and I got a picture of them together.

About 5 minutes walk north, this is where our lagoon gets water from the gulf.  From here north (right in the picture) there is beach where the waves are coming in for about 100 yards before another lagoon begins.  To get to the waves right at our resort, you have to wade across the lagoon, but at low tide it is only ankle deep.

Looks like fun!  If the motor stops, can they glide down to a nice landing?

This is the beginning of the next lagoon north.  In the far distance is the north end of Ft. Myers Beach.

That lady is going to get her hand burnt if she touches the sun!

This is Tues. nights sunset, no clouds.

Almost gone.

Roseate spoonbills in our lagoon.  The one at the right shows the

wooden-spoon-shaped bill.  I think they are really unique and very pretty.

In our lagoon, a great white egret and a great blue heron in close proximity.  Doesn't happen very often.

Ruddy turnstones and sanderlings on a sand bar in our lagoon at sunset.

An old geezer sitting on a bench on the dock in our lagoon, watching the sunset.  In the background, you can see where it is possible to easily wade across to get to the waves on the beach.  Also, another dock that is private, with multiple NO TRESPASSING signs on it.

This is Wed. night's sunset, with a few clouds above.  I know this is a lot of sunset pictures, but these will be the last ones until late March when we are at Destin.  Maybe even some sunrise ones there!  None coming from when we are at Orlando, starting Sat.

Almost down.  Note the egret to the left in the lagoon.

Very bright orange sky tonight.

Four new friends and one old friend!

From the left, George and Terri from Chenoa, Delores (Drinan), Merlin and Becky (Burkhart) from the quad-cities area.  The connections: Delores is formerly from Kinsman, and we've known her for a long time.  She is good friends with Becky from high school days.  Becky is good friends with Terri from the days when they lived in Chenoa.  George and Terri own several weeks here, and we met Terri the first night we came while walking on the beach.  In our conversation, we were surprised to find someone staying in our resort, and also someone from Chenoa!  Small world!