Day off

Today was an official day off for us. We're supposed to work 5 days & be off 2, but on a day off it's a bit difficult to go shopping or to a movie, so we've been ignoring the days off until now.

There was a bird biologist visiting from Everglades National Park, so this morning we went with him to Bush Key to look for bird nests. Bush Key is just across the harbor, but closed to the public because it's a major nesting site of the Sooty Tern. They generally nest from February through the summer, but are done by now. This year they estimate there were 21,000 nesting pairs. We looked for any stray nests (they lay eggs on the ground), but found none. There are also some saltwater ponds on the Key and a saltwater crocodile. We looked for it, but it was hiding today.

This afternoon we went back to Loggerhead Key and spent the afternoon snorkeling. There are some really nice reefs on the north side of the island. So now, we're refreshed and ready to work again (although it's more fun than work).