Day 9 - 5th of March

getting bigger!!

Ben caught a few fish this morning. We played golf this afternoon at Manatee. We were paired up with a pleasant Canadian couple who have their own place in the area and have been here since November and are returning to Canada in a couple of weeks. It was a beautiful afternoon when we started but we watched as the black clouds gradually formed and got closer to us. We got as far as the 12th hole when lightning started in the distance and got closer. By this time the Canadians said they were giving up so we also did. When we got back to the carpark to put our clubs in the car we were surrounded by lightning and thunder then as well. We had just put everything away in the car when the rain started and the lightning and thunder was all around us. The rain was very heavy and it was difficult to see the road for driving. When we arrived back at our place the storm was still all around us and we had to sit in the car for 10 minutes until the rain had subsided a bit.


We saw more wild life today on the course than we have seen up to now. There were a couple of alligators, one basking on the edge of the water quite close to us. We also saw a roseate spoonbill by the side of one piece of water.

don't mess with this alligator


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