Paradise

We took a little family vacation to paradise...Caladesi Island near Dunedin, Florida. Kevin and I discovered this place years ago when my parents were living in Tampa, Florida while my dad was the LDS mission president there. It is one of my favorite places on earth, so I wanted to take John and Johnny there. I think they loved it, too!


There are many things to love about the island, but one of the best features is that there are so few people there. You have to take a ferry over and they control how many people are on the island at one time. Here is a picture of Johnny waiting for the ferry.


Johnny with sea oats in the background. He was most fascinated with the birds.

John took him for a ride on the boogie board.

The sand is as fine as sugar.

Did you notice the bird diving in the ocean behind us?

John went on a fishing trip and caught a trophy sized flounder. They don't call him "Kingfish" for nuttin'!

There was a wonderful pool at the condo that we had all to ourselves.

Johnny loved his little float.

We borrowed Tucker's sun shirt and bathing suit (with the most important drawstring). Johnny's a skinny little guy and the swimsuits we bought for him just had elastic at the waist. After I tried them on him, I realized they would never have worked.


The birds were amazing.

Aahhh...we'll miss Caladasi. There's nothing better than sunset at the beach.