We
headed over to Clearwater Beach this morning for a luncheon cruise on
Clearwater Bay. The ship, the StarLite
Magesty, does lunch and dinner cruises lasting two and three hours around
Clearwater Bay. When we arrived on the
ship, we placed our order for lunch and ordered a drink. Lunch was served about a half hour later; while
waiting to eat we toured the ship and watched the sights as the ship sailed
around the bay. Lunch was O.K. and the cruise was interesting. It wasn’t the Wan Fu sunset cruise in Hong
Kong Harbor, the boat ride to Corregidor, or even the harbor tours of San Diego
and Seattle, but it was a nice boat ride, lunch and harbor tour.
After
lunch, we drove a little ways south of Clearwater Beach to visit the Suncoast
Seabird Sanctuary, an avian hospital and sanctuary for injured seabirds. It is a fairly small facility right on the
Gulf of Mexico, but home to a large number of recovering birds, in cages and an
aviary as well as many birds who are flying free and making nests in the
trees. It is a non-profit organization
dedicated to avian recovery. Admission to
the sanctuary is free but donations are welcomed. Eileen suggested visiting the site as she had
done so in the past and found it very interesting. The organization is doing good work and the large
number and type of birds there is amazing.
We
had dinner at the RV, flank steak, baked potatoes green beans with sautéed mushrooms
and a salad, with ice cream for dessert.
Day 51 Pictures
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