FL15 - Day 9 - Local
Local today. Firstly to the bank where we completely didn't understand how the drive-in worked, At least the lady on the TV screen realised we were foreign and directed us to the ATM that we didn't drive-thru but walked over to from the parking.
That done, we went down the road to Ponce de Leon park and the Peace River Wildlife Center. It's a volunteer run sanctuary for injured birds and animals. Free entry with a suggested donation of $5. Seemed very reasonable.
We had a chat with one of the volunteers about the inmates. Many of them have been injured and can't be released into the wild and they keep them for life.
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| Gopher Tortoise - this one weighs about 30lbs! |
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| Pelican Spa - American White Pelicans and smaller brown pelicans, |
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| Bald Headed Eagle - The US National Bird |
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| Blue Heron nest - juveniles waiting for food! |
From the shelter we had a drive into PG for lunch, ending up parked in Gilchrist Park and walking around to Hurricane Charley's on the harbor walk near the US41 S bridge. Very pleasant Waldorf salad wrap.
As we sat and ate we saw a few pelicans diving into the sea. These were the brown pelican. Until we saw them at the shelter, we had no idea that they weighed only 8lbs! They look quite big.
Claire told the guy serving us that she wanted to see dolphins and he said they are often seen swimming by, and minutes later we saw a fin about 200 yards off the bank as it rose and fell to breathe. Too far to get a good view.
As we sat and ate we saw a few pelicans diving into the sea. These were the brown pelican. Until we saw them at the shelter, we had no idea that they weighed only 8lbs! They look quite big.
Claire told the guy serving us that she wanted to see dolphins and he said they are often seen swimming by, and minutes later we saw a fin about 200 yards off the bank as it rose and fell to breathe. Too far to get a good view.
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