Beach Boy

I have been fortunate enough to be spending some time here in Florida right on the beach. The conference hotel is in Clearwater, and backs onto the Gulf. Each evening this week we have had some amazing sunsets, and this shot captures one of them. Most nights I've gone outside and watched this, and each night we have had the blazing red ball set over the horizon. Quite spectacular.


Today, as it was the weekend and I'm free from the constraints of work, I ventured down Route 75 to visit my sister and her family, who live on Sanibel Island. It took about 3 hours to get here, but I managed to do it without getting lost too much. It was great to catch up with everyone, and although the heat of the day was more or less unbearable. We went out in the late afternoon to their local beach, where I took this photo of Julian. It reminds me of a similar shot I took of Aidan back home!


We also took a drive up to Captiva Island, where I couldn't resist the urge to behave like the great white whale, and get my kit off for a swim. Well, actually, in an effort not to shock the retirees that live here, I did display a modicum of decency by keeping my pants on. I could here the shock of some of the old folks saying "Oh My God, Look at Whitey and the glare coming off his body. Heaven save us." whilst other's quietly murmured "Should we call the coast guard to shift the beached whale?" I was able to ignore this and float around with Mark and the kids. Later this evening my sister and I went down to the lighthouse for a look around, where she took this photo of ol' Mr Handsome being a beach boy.

Ciao for Now, Beach Bum Angry Dad.