This morning started early just like yesterday. I immediately noticed that the tide was up in Alligator Creek, and Hope agreed to try another canoe ride with me after a quick breakfast. Unfortunately, even though the water was up it still wasn’t very deep. We ended the trip after about an hour total.
Next we decided to ride our bikes to Alligator Point. Ned told us we could ride our bikes, about 4 miles, to the end of the peninsula we were on. This was a disaster. 
Much of the road was sand too thick to ride bikes through. We had to walk our bikes, then ride about 20 feet until we got stuck in more sand. After 35 minutes or so Hope turned around. She was not enjoying herself at all. Frankly, neither was I. But I wanted to push on. I had gone this far. The road only got worse, but I made it to the end after about 30 minutes more. The highlight was a nesting Osprey. I took lots of pictures. However, I’m still learning my camera and most of the pictures turned out blurry. Bummer.
Much of the road was sand too thick to ride bikes through. We had to walk our bikes, then ride about 20 feet until we got stuck in more sand. After 35 minutes or so Hope turned around. She was not enjoying herself at all. Frankly, neither was I. But I wanted to push on. I had gone this far. The road only got worse, but I made it to the end after about 30 minutes more. The highlight was a nesting Osprey. I took lots of pictures. However, I’m still learning my camera and most of the pictures turned out blurry. Bummer.The ride/walk back was dreadful. I was not happy. It felt like it was uphill the whole time and it was hot! I finally made it back to the Beach House. Hope was already at the beach. I stayed at the house for a while and cooled off, made some lunch for myself and Hope, and headed back to the beach.
We stayed at the beach for a few hours, laid around, snorkeled some, and then headed back to the house.
Then, I decided to take a short bike ride to the cemetery and check out the snorkeling conditions. Ned told us there was a spot near the cemetery that had some good snorkeling, and I wanted to see how long the bike ride was and if it would be as hard as the last bike ride. To my delight, it was an easy ride and the snorkeling looked like fun. Our next adventure was set!
On the way back, I stopped at PCBC and met Leslie. She had been out of town with her kids but just arrived the night before. We chatted for a while before I headed back home.
For dinner we made grilled chicken and baked potatoes. Quite nice! I attempted to take some sunset photos but the sun was setting behind some clouds tonight. Oh well, maybe tomorrow. Right now we’re watching a little Andy Griffith and Hope is already asleep on the couch.
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