Catching Fish and Swimming with Sea Turtles

We thought it was so cool that we were on the reef and this heron shared space without flying off.

Then we watched him catch this fish. He then left us.

This was how close the sea turtles were with us in the water. They stayed for a while, then darted off.

Good Morning Sunshine - Melbourne Beach

Okay, this was so worth getting up every single morning at 6:00am. Each was better than the last. We checked in this gorgeous light how many sea turtle tracks we could see on the beach where the mamas came up to make their nests.

Opportunities

In Jacksonville's International Airport, there is a gem, the Haskell Gallery. This gallery is prior to security so is available to all that pay for parking. We hadn't spent any time hanging out randomly until the other night, and found it to a be a wonderful little treasure. They had two artists, both worked with fiber, but had such wonderfully contrasting styles. The kids loved both, and spent a bit of time thinking about the different pieces. There were postcards at the entrance and they used the white space on the reverse to draw a fiber art design influenced by what they had seen. It was a nice stop when most of the shops are closed in the evening.