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Sea and Sky

Birds of Barefoot

Gopher Tortoise

As the sign suggests these Gopher Tortoises really were everywhere along the dunes.  I passed at least 5 different tortoise on my walk.  They dig burrows in the sand and weren't so shy that I couldn't get a few photos.  This guy, in particular, did not seem to notice or care how many people walked by while he had his dinner.

Barefoot Beach

We really put every moment of our trip to Florida to good use.  So much so that we really came home from our holiday needing a holiday.  But as I look back through my photos I don't regret a moment.  These are from a little beach near our hotel, Barefoot Beach Preserve County Park.  We had to travel through swank housing on a private drive to get to it.  I thought I might be hunted down if I took any photos of the fancy houses along the road so I kept the camera put away until we got to the beach itself.