Sunny Florida

Having a great time in the Venice area. We were at the beach on Casper Key twice and yesterday took a ride to Port Charlotte and visited with brother Bob and Donna. They have a very nice place in their resort and have been doing a lot of adding on, decorating and landscaping. It is really nice and they now have a Florida retreat that they can come to any time of the year.
We have been enjoying our park and today we watched as some of the local residents and campers put on a jam session and played guitars, banjos, and various stringed instruments. It was obvious some of them were performers in the past and some just liked playing an instrument. We watched for a couple of hours as they played songs from their individual repertoires.
The weather continues to be superb if not a little muggy. Highs in the high seventies ands sixties at night.

A big gator at Bear Island Conservation Area. This one was along a bike trail we were riding on.

Our last canoe ride at Everglades City. We paddled through the mangrove forest.

One pair of unfortunate paddlers had to be rescued when their boat capsized.

Casper Key and the beach. What a wonderful day!

 

Our campground in the jungle. Oscar Scherer State Park north of Venice, Florida.