Florida is very hot.

So the time of the year to go to Florida (if there is such a time) is definitely not July! We had a wedding to go to and it was great to meet new family members and see some that I haven't in a bit. We were there for several days and each was brutally hot, burnt my back pretty good hunting for shells.

Captiva Island was pretty dark at night without any noise pollution, however there was a lot of cloud cover. We had some bikes to explore the islands and we did so in the morning before it got too hot! So hot that cactuses were able to grow on peoples land and thrive!

Lots of birds, reptiles, and even saw a manatee, didn't get a photo but it was pretty cool to see how many different things were on these populated islands.

At first we thought these little guys were spiders on the mangroves, but they are little crabs, this guy was a foot above my head climbing around.

Natures labyrinth was a great place for all these little creatures to live.

My least favorite thing is the water was so warm, like a bath. I missed my cold New England waters.

The most Florida image I took down there!

Beautiful sunsets on the Gulf of Mexico, with a storm coming in, it was a down pour for a good 20 minutes or so.

Thanks Florida you were fun, I hope I don't see you soon.

A very special thanks to Barb and Greg for the opportunity!