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seagulls in anna maria island, fl

jay and i decided to feed some seagulls while we were on vacation in florida. i think we both went into it thinking it would be a quiet crowd of a few birds gathered on the sand. much to our surprise/awe/slight horror, it turns out they're super aggressive and would rather catch food mid-air, five inches from your face.

at least it made for a memorable experience and some interesting photos!

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roadtrip rehash: day 4 (astoria rules, shipwreck, cannon beach, portland)

On Tuesday, we woke up and said goodbye to the Cannery Pier Hotel, aka, the best hotel ever.

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the second most beautiful beach in the world

flamenco beach on the island of culebra, off the coast of puerto rico, is considered by some (ok, maybe just the discovery channel) to be the second best beach in the world. i guess i can cross the maldives, zanzibar, and all of polynesia off my to-do list...?

anyway, second most beautiful beach in the world or not, flamenco definitely won me over as a fan with it's giant horse-shoe stretch of soft white sand, secluded sea grape sun-hideaways, swimming-pool still water, and excellent wall snorkeling.

also, there's an old tank on the beach!

since we were island hopping, i didn't bring my slr. i think these phone shots capture the general idea though...

lots of little gar (at least, i think that's what these guys are?) in the shallower water

and a squid!

gilligan's island, puerto rico

gilligan's island (formal name, caye aurora) is a tiny mangrove sandbar island just off of guanica in puerto rico.

to reach the key, you take a cheap ferry from the mainland (pictured behind the pina colada)

i made a new teeny tiny friend while waiting for our boat.

this is what the island looks like;

and the water around it is clear, warm, and perfect for snorkeling. snorkeling through the mangroves was awesome, although admittedly, a little creepy.