Florida Trip - January 2011

A long weekend trip to Florida. Staying with Bob & Barb in their vacation home in Hudson. Mild mostly sunny weather - quite a difference from wintry Ohio. First day was spent mostly at the Ellie Schiller Homosassa Springs Wildlife State Park - manatees, alligators, and various Floridian wild birds. On the trip back to Hudson there was a stop on the Gulf shore at the Pine Island Beach/Rock Island Bay where we watched flocks of mostly sea gulls. Sunset at the Robert K. Rees Memorial Park near New Port Richey. The next day was a long rural drive on Rt. 19 to Tallahassee to visit family friend Patty. The final day was a short sunny walk along the Tarpon Springs Sponge Docks before the flight back to the frozen North. Thanks to the Akron/Canton, Detriot, Tampa, and Atlanta airports.