Flights and Fishing

We arrived about 11 am yesterday and then had a few glitches with our rental car.  We then grabbed something to eat to enjoy at the park and made our way to beautiful Dubois Park.  The Paley Institute has a group of fisherman who volunteer their time regularly...about 3-4 times a week to take the patients fishing.  We knew ahead of time.  We arrived and said a quick hello as we ate lunch.  Jacob quickly got to fishing.  He knew a few of the kids and it was so sweet to hear them talking to one another as to why they were there.

One of our first glimpses of the manatees...they were everywhere swimming up and down the coast.

This was John and he was showing us the nurse shark that one of the kids caught.  I got to feel it.  It was a pretty cool experience.

Jacob showing off some of the fish that he caught.  They were small but he was happy!  All of the fish get thrown back into the ocean.  Isn't the water beautiful?

These are not my photos.  One of the moms had her camera ready when these guys popped up in front of us.  It is mating season and they were in groups all around us.

We finished up fishing around 4 and headed back to Molly's house in Stuart.  It was after hours so we quietly went up to our room to settle in.  It was a long but good day.  We are thankful for the folks who put their time and efforts into our kids and it was so good to connect with the families.