Beth and I are back in Salt Lake City. The Orlando airport was extremely crowded, and the flight home was long and uncomfortable, with moderate turbulence, but, here we are.
I don’t really miss the humidity of the southeast, but we spent a lot of time at the beach, playing in the water during the day, and watching the ghost crabs scurry around at night (not to mention the milky, starry sky found over such unlit areas).
We saw a turtle nest (the turtle comes out of the water, digs a hole, lays eggs, and then it’s back in the ocean. The nests are federally protected and the government will totally prosecute your ass if you mess with them, but they are roped off, and very visible); we saw shrimp boats, and got to experience a little heavy surf from an off-shore tropical wave.
It was nice to visit the family and introduce them to Beth. Much mutual liking was achieved, and now it is time to get the house clean and the office organized, because I start teaching in about 1 week (!!!!).
Ghost Crab! (They’re fast and semi translucent at night. Ghosts)
(Photo - not mine)
