Monday was an amazing day. We enjoyed a beautiful sunrise in the morning and then we celebrated Lawrence's birthday throughout the day. Happy 67th Lawrence. We played a round of golf at the Byrd course which is part of Sea Trail. We all played very good games and it was a nice way to end the vacation. We enjoyed an end of round glass of wine/beer at the Oyster Bay Course and then went to see the Eagles. We met up with our friend Rick and said our goodbye's. I am so thankful for our friendship.
Tuesday was my birthday. 68 years old. Can you believe it? I don't know where the time goes. I've been retired already for 10 years. That's pretty crazy. Ralph and I enjoyed a nice breakfast at Season's - by 10fold Biscuits. They make awesome buttery biscuits and I had them with Eggs Benedict. They also make really nice gluten free one's that Ralph can enjoy as well. Afterwards we went back for a final visit at Sunset Beach. Initially it was quiet, but we are learning that you need to exhibit patience and eventually things will happen. We enjoyed watching the Eagle chasing the Osprey and also seeing the antics of the local birds (grackles, cow birds, red wing black birds to name a few). Eventually we saw the Green Heron again and also a Tri-coloured Heron. It was a nice relaxing way to spend a couple of hours.
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| Early morning sunrise |
In the evening we all met at the Fire Pit which is located by the Tiki Bar and enjoyed a glass of wine/beer as we wound down our vacation. It was a beautiful evening and a perfect way to finish our time away.
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| A turtle poking his head out of the water |
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| This gator was quietly sneaking up on me |
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| Eagle in the sky |
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| Tri-colour Heron |
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| Tri-colour Heron |
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| Eagle |
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| Eagle |
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| Red winged Blackbird |
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| First alert - as soon as the Osprey see's the Eagle it races out of the nest to distract it |
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| The chase is on |
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| Getting closer - then flies by |
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| Green Heron |
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| Green Heron |
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| Osprey |
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| Osprey fly by.... |
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| Osprey |
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| Osprey |
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| Osprey |
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| Osprey - intensely looking over the pond |
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| Osprey - happy couple |
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| Grackle - Female |
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| Grackle - I've got my eye on you |
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| Grackle |
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| Newly mated pair of Osprey |
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| Osprey |
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| Osprey |
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| Osprey |
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| Osprey leaving the nest |
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| Osprey - keep your eye to the sky |
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| Osprey - keep your eye to the sky |
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| Osprey mating time |
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| Green Heron |
We were up early on Wednesday morning getting ready to load the truck and prepare lunches for our drive. It didn’t take long to get that all done so we enjoyed a nice coffee before heading out. We left for home around 7:50.
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| Last bags |
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| Ready for the drive |
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| Last sunrise (it was pretty hazy) |
The drive home went very well. The roads weren’t very busy which was nice. On the first day, while driving to Wytheville, Virginia we didn’t see one Ontario license plate During the drive to Erie we saw two. One was from a Rexdale dealer. Small world!
When we left Wytheville we had a beautiful sunrise as we were loading the truck. The roads were foggy for the first couple of hours and were quite beautiful.
How nice it is to be back in Ontario. It was another beautiful day for driving. Going across the border was very quick and we had no issues. There were 3 gates open and only 2--3 cars in each. We arrived at home around 12:30 which was a perfect time. The weather was amazing for the drive. Ralph and I commented that this was the best trip home that we have ever had. It was a nice way to end our vacation.
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| Beautiful Ontario landscape |
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| The temperature when we arrived at home |
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| A heron flew into the area by the pond only to be chased away by the Canada Geese |
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| A welcome home sunset |
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| A perfect end to the day |
