a colorful sky

a colorful sky greeted me as I drove passed the mouth of the Calabash River then crossed over the Sunset Beach Bridge to the Island this early morning before sunrise.. it only got better ..most enjoyable even with the 28* temps-- did I just say that.. was surprised as I got to the beach by an old friend who moved up to Virginia just outside DC with her kewl lil' dog 'Miss Di' about 2 years ago-- has a sister up that way.. they'll be around for the next 3 months as she is now renting locally having missed the area so much ..nice to see them back

mouth of the Calabash River

crossing the Sunset Beach Bridge over to the Island

a look over the Dunes just before Sunrise

Miss Di' always looking for those shore birds

'wetting a line' at the Lake on the drive home

never give up -- at the beach

so what looked like a blown out cloudy sky well before sunrise turned out fairly decent as I headed over to the beach near the gazebo/pier lot.. almost headed off the island.. decided to go 'east end' where I haven't been in ages.. parked the truck.. walked across the last dunes walkway down that end.. got to catch the sunrise as it peeked up just below the clouds.. salvaged the early morning.. hahahahaha ..never give up

very stealthy--undercover

looking for his breakfast

caught a nice one

with a 'full belly--he was soon 'up up and away'

a pretty morning

the sun returns..for at least a lil' while... yippee.. but the clouds moved in later in the morning for most of the day..

clear-- not today

 overcast skies won over the sunrise this early morning even with the Weather Channel app showing a forecast as 'Clear' and 35*...  don't think so..

back at it..

a drive over to the beach at 40th street before Sunrise this early morning.. a 'chill' in the air.. thankfully NO wind.. 28*.. another friggin' brrrrrrr moment.. just something wrong with this.. especially where I was a couple of days ago in 80* HEAT-- just a fleeting memory ..

'sunshine' in a bottle

it is what you think it is... brrrrrrrrrrr

Cruise ends-- Ft Lauderdale.. enroute Home

on the road again.. docked in Port Everglades.. early 6am breakfast with Fran and Bill.. we were all off the ship and 'on the road' by 730am for the 12 hour drive north home--for us at least.. 28 days way too short.. I NEED A CRUISE

off the Florida Turnpike at 9am switching over to I-95 at Ft Pierce.. 54* ---free AC.. but first a 'refueling' stop-- at Dunkin Donuts of course :)..holy crapola batman thought we were back in Havana with the old cars:)

BTW  I NEED A CRUISE :) :)

Daytona Beach

Jacksonville

leaving Florida at Georgia state line

entering South Carolina at Georgia state line

Charleston-- Ravenel Bridge