Delray Beach

February 8, 2015

This morning we left Naples and drove across Alligator Alley to Delray Beach to visit with Ken & Sue Schwed who have rented a condo for the next 2 or 3 months. After lunch the beach was a bit crowded so they took us to the Wakodahatchee Wetlands Park. It is a beautiful park with a long boardwalk which winds through various wetland habitats. We saw many nesting birds with chicks, large alligators, turtles, iguanas and many types of birds and all in their natural habitat without disturbing them. it was a popular place with many long lens cameras. We then walked around their 'complex', waited for the launch which was scrubbed at the last minute and watched numerous manatees who frequent the boat slips outside their condo just off the Intracoastal Waterway. We even watched a turtle ride on a manatee's back. Then we had dinner, a bakers' dozen games of dominoes and interesting catch-up conversation.