Florida pictures

Hello, well tomorrow we will be leaving for home. Joan & Mike will be leaving this morning to go back to Ocala. Yesterday we went for a walk here on the island at the end where the State Park Refuge is and later in the day we went into Apalachicola for dinner at the Grill. Posting five more pictures. First is a Snowy Plover taken at the end of the island where they nest.Second is a Bald Eagle sitting in a tree in town. Third is Joan and Mike walking on the beach looking for shells and the weather was just perfect. The fourth is one of the many oyster boat located along the shore and you can see the long rakes that they use to gather up the oysters on the bottom of the bay. The fifth is a shrimp boat dragging for shrimp just across the street from our unit. They do most of their trolling at night. Will see you all soon. Pepe

Hi everyone, a few more pictures. The first is oysters that I have shucked and as mentioned before I purchased 70 unshucked oysters for $6.25, so we are taking advantage of that while we have the opportunity. Nene will not touch them but Eileen is like me when it comes to shellfish. Second picture is of an osprey nest down the end of the street. The young are about ready to leave the nest. Third picture was taken in the Apalachicola museum down near the river. They are four venomus snakes found in this area and from left to right: The coral snake as you can see is very colorful but also very deadly. The venom is like that of a cobra which is a neurotoxin. There is a nonvenomus snake called the scarlet king snake which looks like the coral, its head is red while the coral is black with the yellow band and the red is bordered by yellow bands. The next snake is a copperhead which is also found in the Berkshires. Third snake is a water moccasin which is found in the swampy areas. Last is the Diamondback rattlesnake. Dinner is ready so I will sign off for now. Will be posting some pictures later of Wakulla Springs State Park where we went yesterday. Pepe

Apalachicola boardwalk.

Nene & Eileen on East Slough trail.

Fred's Best Seafood.

Old Time Soda Fountain.

Hi everyone, adding a few more pictures and more to come. First photo is the Apalachicola boardwalk at the end of main street. It leads out to a veiwing platform of the Apalachicola River which runs all the way up into Georgia. At the beginning of the trail is a museum which has many willdlife exhibits. Next is Nene and Eileen on the trail at the end of the island which is a wildlife refuge. The sign is about the Harty cup used to collect sap from the slash pines which took place between 1912-1916. The photo of Fred's Seafood shows the men loading oysters to be shipped out. Today I bought 70 oysters for $6.25 and we just finished about 2 dozen of them. Last photo shows the soda fountain in Apalachicola which is the same since 1910. I had of course a Root Beer Ice Crean Soda. Pepe.

Hi everyone,

Few pictures from Saint George. First, is a great Blue Heron the other was taken on Thursday when we went for a hike at the end of the Island to look for the eagle nest and Nene is on the trail. The picture of a pine tap which you find on many trees, years ago they tapped the pine trees for sap which they made turpentine. The small white heron is a Snowy Egret which at the turn of the centuary they killed this bird for their plumage that was used on hats for the rich and famous. They are now protected by federal law. I downloaded a Goggle earth picture of Saint George Island. You can see the bridge coming from the mainland which is almost 5 miles long. If you look carefully I put an Icon "Nene & Pepe" right next to the wine glass, that is where our condo is located. From our unit it is 4 miles to the gate of the Wildlife Reserve and another 4 miles from there to the end which you can see to the right. As you can see the Island is not wide as you can see both sides from many areas. Anyway that is it for now.

Love Nene & Pepe.

Hi everyone,

Adding a few photos: First photo shows the Apalachiacola park where they have the band concerts, not sure of their time schedule but will find out soon. The photo of Maureen & Babins was taken yesterday walking along the beach here on the Island. Also a photo of the a shrimp boat in the town of Apalachicola. Last photo is of the many sand dunes along the beach. Will post more later.

Pepe