Camp

Tonight's secret camp is in Naples. Its not so secret but it should work
well.

On the way we saw about 20 wood storks next to the interstate. How cool is
that?

Ding Darling NWR

We saw many waders at DDNWR today.

It was unbelievable how close you could get to the waders.

sanibel

Sitting on the beach at the Sanibel causeway.

Tons of people and boats were out there today. Too many.

Then we went to Ding Darling NWR.

burrowing owl

In the center is a burrowing owl. I took some great photos of them today.

breakfast

Was really good at Cracker barrel.

History

A few pics from the first couple days.

All loaded up at home.

On the road first thing leaving Charlotte. Traffic got much much worse
later in the day.

One of the new hardened vehicles that replaces the Huumer and protects from
roadside bombs.

We stopped for a rest a a logging storage area. Thousands and thousands
logs. This is a tiny tiny fraction of the logs there. This was in the
edge of Florida.

Traffic by lunchtime on Thursday was unbearable. By far the worst traffic
I've ever seen. It has been that way through Saturday. We finally got off
95 on 301. 301 was very scenic and had much less traffic.

Camp

Camp from last night. Not too bad,probably good for these parts. Little
noisy starting at 5am.

Today

Was a good day. We woke up in a cool place, saw some birds, and had a
good time.

We are parked in Port Charlotte tonight. I hope we don't get chased off.

Tomorrow should be an awesome day including burrowing owls, Sanibel, and
more.

Night night

sandhill cranes

Late this afternoon we got off thee interstate to get out for a few
minutes, let a traffic jam sort out, and figure out what our target
location was for the evening.

As I pulled towards a grassy field (no knoll) I saw two sandhill cranes
feeding! It was way cool.

They are shown in the center. Can you see the birds?

In Ocala. 80 degrees. Jerry Jeff Walker plays on the radio.

Juniper Springs

Stopped at Juniper Springs, looked at the springs but we did not swim.
Raccoons were friendly and abundant.

Night camp at Lake Eaton

There were 100's of vultures, a nice lake and some owls.

Bumper sticker combo

Two bumper stickers you don't expect to be side by side.

medical

Could probably get hip work done here. The Engelhard Medical Center.

lighthouse

Cape Hatteras lighthouse. Its not in Cape Hatteras ya know, its in Buxton.

ramp

On the way to Cape Point.

blow boat

The Gypsy Dane hard aground.

Look at the bend in the I beams! Its heavy!!!

Just saw the gypsy dane the hard.

Nite spot

We tried number one island night spot but it wasn't good for tonight so we
went to a backup spot round the road and under the bridge.

moon

The biggest full moon of our lifetime or so I'm told.

Met Ken Mann that does tv shows on UNC tv. He was out trying to make a
moon lighthouse video.

Lighthouse

Bodie Island lighthouse was special today. Great lighting....and then

but first

Waiting

fords are smelly and loud

Next

Had lunch and a nap. Off in search of birds.

Alligator River NWR

Off to ARNWR.

Tons of northern pintail. Plenty of swans, ducks, and lots of bald eagles
today.

View of the lunch spot overlooking thousands of northrn pintail.

Mornin

Headed to Morgan Futch Gamelands first thing.

Hoped to see an early morning bear but onlt found tracks. Plenty of deer
tracks too but no deer.

Lots of ducks and swans.

yet more guns

Did I mention they had some .50 caliber sniper rifles?

A giant Bushmaster for $5300.

Bullets are gonna run you $5 per shot though.

Did the best I could with the pics. The glare on the cases was bad for
photos.

Guns

The next few are photos from the gun store at Mackey's Ferry.

It is amazing how many guns are in this store.

Couple photos of the Judge that fires .45 acp or .410 shotgun shells.

The Glock 34 9mm. It might be my next gun.

The Smith and Wesson M&P 9mm, another canditate.

Plenty of AR 15's left. Better get'm while you can.

Lots of bathroom guns too. 18" barrel on a 20 guage shotgun would probably
work.

The store has downsides... the smoke knocks you out the door. The people
aren't so friendly, and the owner has no clue how to handle a gun. He
constantly points guns at people.

more guns

New curtain

Made a new privacy curtain for the Lance. The 921 has a wet bath so you
need an area to dress.

Perfect!