Day 79 - December 1, 2012: Touring the area with family

My sister, Shari, and her husband, Jim, arrived yesterday from Michigan for their winter stay in New Port Richey. They came down today to see us and give us a tour of the area. It was nice to have transportation and to be with family.

We drove through Palm Harbor and into Ozona where we had lunch at Ozona Blue, a restaurant at Home Port Marina which overlooks the ICW. Then, we headed over to John Chestnut Senior Park on the east side of Lake Tarpon where we spent time walking and enjoying the scenery and wildlife.

Jim and Shari with Anne

Bridge over alligator waters

Bambi

Are you going to feed me?

Cormorant drying its wings

Heron and its image

The Cormorant (see above) is an all black bird common in Florida. It eats mainly fish and hunts by swimming and diving. The Cormorant's feathers are not waterproof, so they must be dried out after time spent in the water.

We looked diligently for an alligator, with no luck. We'll keep up the hunt. There are also manatees here in the marina, and we are on the lookout for them as well.