I apologize for not having pictures, I forgot the cord that attaches our camera to the computer, so they will have to wait until I get one, or find a computer with a SD card drive.
Gulf Islands National Seashore is on the very tip of the Florida panhandle, and happens to be the only National Park site in Florida that we haven't visited, so it was the logical first stop for our trip. Originally we planned a longer visit, but as it was, we ended up with only an hour before sunset.
The kids played in the water and searched for seashells, most were types they had never found before. We watched birds start high in the sky and then dive to the surface of the water, only to inexplicably stop at the last moment.
It was a quiet visit, knowing that this was our goodbye to Florida. Also a goodbye to this beautiful place that we had only just discovered. You couldn't help looking out at the ocean and wondering how close the looming oil spill was, and when would it reach that shore. After taking pictures and some quiet time, I went to search for shells with the girls, in addition to shells, we found flat, oval shaped pieces being tossed in the surf before settling on the bottom. Picking these up, we found them to be tar balls that were being washed ashore in the high tide.
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