Florida Living

so once again i have been reticent in terms of the blogging world. since this blog is pretty much the only thing chronicling our lives i am making a renewed effort. here is what we have been up to most recently.

this past week was spring break for quinn so i took a couple of days off of work so we could go on some day trips. our first jaunt was out to the island of sanibel. sanibel is a quaint little island known for its excellent shelling (aka: the collection of sea shells, considered a sport for some) so we headed out early and hit the shore. there were many others combing the sea edge doing the "sanibel stoop" as it is fondly known around these quarters. we had a lot of fun on our little shell treasure hunt and came away with some great booty:)

later on we went biking through some of the preserves around the island where we saw some beautiful birds and a rather large gator which i didn't get a very good picture of.

we finished off the afternoon with a visit to an independent bookstore on the island (an area in which naples is seriously lacking) and lunch at doc fords which is a restaurant based on a book. the book is by a local writer who now owns half the restaurant. doc ford is the hero in many of randy wayne whites novels, none of which i have read, but the restaurant has sparked my interest and is now on my list of books to buy:) the food was pretty good and you can't beat an afternoon lunch on the patio, sipping lemonade in the 80 degree weather in the middle of march.