Hot Tamales, sea cows and misc. stuff

We attended the Saturday La Belle Hispanic market, we got our weekly supply of fruit. There are a variety of food stalls run out of trailers, back of trucks/car trunks and sure none have ever seen a food inspector. However all the food looked great, We stopped at a little spot run by a grandmother, mother and granddaughter and ordered some tamales, they were quite good and we entertained by the beautiful little 4 year old girl who supplied us with napkins and paper plates, enjoyed her so much we ordered seconds.

The sea cows/manatees are pretty smart, they know how to operate thru the locks, they wait patiently for the lock gate to open, swim in and wait for the water to rise or fall and the opposite gate to open to continue their journey.

Yesterday we strolled through the Six Mile Cypress Slough Preserve near Fort Myers. There are board walks through this cypress swamp and around the ponds with nice views of birds, turtles, alligators, etc. spent about 2 hours wandering around

We were disappointed we were not able to attend the grand opening of Debendra's new restaurant in Annapolis called Basmati. Debendra is Kim's husband and they have both put great effort into getting this restaurant started. The web site is www.basmatiofannapolis.com

Other than some of the above we have been enjoying the weather, reading, visiting other campers from all over the states and Canada and being lazy.


Our tamale server, 4 years old from Honduras


Manatee patiently waiting along with boat for the water in the lock to drop and the gate to open


Great Egret waiting for lunch


The 3 Turtles, momma turtle, papa..............

Location:Ortona Locks