So January 4-12, we took our first family vacation.This was Chloe's first time flying and thanks to Elmo's world she did wonderful. We went to my parents vacation house in Cape Coral, Florida. We are about 20 minutes from the beach there. It was so warm and we all had a great time. Dave and my dad fished a lot, while Chloe, mom and I shopped. A couple days we went out in the boat to just take a ride or fish. We were able to see dolphins a lot during these trips. Dave and my dad were lucky enough to see a manatee and a sea turtle while they were out fishing.
We also did some sight seeing which included going to a manatee park and a shell fac
tory. The manatee park is a public park that is close to an electric plant. So in the winter when the ocean water gets colder the manatee go up the river to be close to the electric plant's warmer water. The weekend before we got there Florida actually had a cold front move through (it actually got down in the 20's there) and the park went from about 5 manatee to over 50. But when we were there it had warmed up so there were only about 10. But we did get to see some. At the Shell Factory we saw lots of animals in there zoo area. We saw everything from alligators to peacocks to bobcats.
tory. The manatee park is a public park that is close to an electric plant. So in the winter when the ocean water gets colder the manatee go up the river to be close to the electric plant's warmer water. The weekend before we got there Florida actually had a cold front move through (it actually got down in the 20's there) and the park went from about 5 manatee to over 50. But when we were there it had warmed up so there were only about 10. But we did get to see some. At the Shell Factory we saw lots of animals in there zoo area. We saw everything from alligators to peacocks to bobcats. We also spent a day at the beach. I have to rave first that if you are ever at Ft. Myers Beach and you like Greek food, go to Plakas. It is fabulous. Besides getting to eat all the fresh seafood down there, this was a place I couldn't wait to visit. They have the best gyro sandwiches and spinach pie! Chloe loved her hot dog too. But anyway, this was Chloe's second time at
the beach. The last time we were there it was in April 07. Chloe was only a 14 months then and didn't really have the "fear factor" yet. This time around, she would not walk in the sand at all. First we started by just walking the beach to let her see everything. There were lots of boats in the ocean, people suntanning, kids building sand castles, and swimmers (the water was only about 70 degrees). Dave ventured in the water, but I could only go about calf high. Chloe wouldn't even put her feet in..lol. So after we walked alittle bit, we laid out the towels and sat Chloe down. It took her like 5 seconds to start playing and throwing sand. She loved it. She nailed her grandpa with a hand full of sand right in the ear, now let me just clarify that if my sister or I did that to him when we were younger we would have been in trouble. My dad thought it was so funny. Even my mom could not believe he was down getting all sandy. It was so much fun to watch Chloe play in the sand. She really laughed when we would cover her feet and legs in sand.
the beach. The last time we were there it was in April 07. Chloe was only a 14 months then and didn't really have the "fear factor" yet. This time around, she would not walk in the sand at all. First we started by just walking the beach to let her see everything. There were lots of boats in the ocean, people suntanning, kids building sand castles, and swimmers (the water was only about 70 degrees). Dave ventured in the water, but I could only go about calf high. Chloe wouldn't even put her feet in..lol. So after we walked alittle bit, we laid out the towels and sat Chloe down. It took her like 5 seconds to start playing and throwing sand. She loved it. She nailed her grandpa with a hand full of sand right in the ear, now let me just clarify that if my sister or I did that to him when we were younger we would have been in trouble. My dad thought it was so funny. Even my mom could not believe he was down getting all sandy. It was so much fun to watch Chloe play in the sand. She really laughed when we would cover her feet and legs in sand. All in all it was a great trip and we can't wait to go back next January.
2 comments:
It looks like you guys had so much fun! Whenever you want us to join you...just let us know and we'll be there!!!
Sorry we spent so little time with you. Next trip.
Aunt Jean & Uncle Gary
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