off to see the manatees!
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here we go!
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first sighting - dead manatee :(
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still looking for a live one
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still looking...
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hooray! manatee nose
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manatee back - note the scar from a boating accident
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nice big flat tail
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many manatee noses
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mother and baby?
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onward to the rest of the everglades
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mangroves at low tide
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nest and inhabitant
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many many pelicans
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mangroves at higher tide
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barnacles growing on mangrove roots
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dolphins
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our private white sand campsite
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i guess not quite private
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close up of the sand (made of very small shells)
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nothing really to see, but i carried all this gear on the plane, so...
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hurricane destruction
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shell impaled by a branch (hurricane?)
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engaged!!!
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moonlight shadows on the beach
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sunrise breakfast
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celebratory engagement pie
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