My sister Gail has run a wildlife rehab place on Bradenton Beach for many years. Kathy and I help take care of several of the animals including this young deer while we are here also taking care of my Mom

Kathy feeds the little fella some goat's milk four times a day

One of the hangouts for the Florida Manatee

On Anna Maria Island there are several piers that have restaurants at the end on the water. This one has the best grouper sandwiches around

The Gulf Of Mexico has some nice clear water here. That is Egmont Key in the distance.

The coastline

The swan pool

Once a week the Biff Burger has an old car show. On another day it is bike night

More old cars

That's a 1938 Graham

Kathy's brothers (l to r) Ralph, me, Jerry

A swan that we helped take care of. It is the Dad of the chicks. The whole family was poisoned but my sister saved all but the Mother

Out to dinner (clockwise) Ralph, Jerry, Maryann, Kathy, Me, Rick and Dottie

Maryann and Jerry in front of their truck

Kathy & I

A few more shots at the Biff

Parts of Louisiana & Mississippi are still in shambles

Those are FEMA trailers in the backround

A condo or apartment took a beating and these photos where taken two years after Katrina...what a shame

FEMA trailers are still being delivered

A new U.S. Navy ship was being lauched and here is one of the sailors

Can you believe the Navy now sells hats and other goodies

The stern end of the new ship the USS New Orleans

More destruction from Hurricane Katrina

No visit to New Orleans would be complete without a trip to Cafe Du Monde for a heaping plate of beignets and chickory coffee

Jackson Square

The Natchez on the Mississippi River

There were Navy gunboats cruising up and down the river guarding the USS New Orleans

The bow of number 18 the USS New Orleans ready to be put on duty

In this pond, behind our rigs where we were parked on the beach in

Zihuatanejo (Ixtapa)

there were lots of wild birds including pink spoonbills. Don't forget, you can click on any of the photos to zoom in.

This was our really fun group. We were really sad to have to leave in a hurry to come to Florida to take care of my sick Mother. From left to right we have Drake, Helen, Me, Tracy, Kathy (in front of Tracy) and Joe

Wow....a couple of HOT beach babes Helen & Tracy

It sure was a rough life on the beaches

The beautiful views just would not quit

Drake and Helen provided shelter from the Mexican sun for us

Gorgeous view from up on a hill near town

Had we stayed longer we would have loved to go down to this little cove for a dip in the clear water

Nice marina in town

Believe it or not, there is a good German restaurant near Patzcuaro. In the photo above this one Kathy, Tracy & Joe enjoy the cuisine

Folks riding horses on the beach. What fun.

We originally parked on this street that dead ended right on the beach (shown above and below) at Zihuatanejo (Ixtapa). After a few days we were approached by the Director of Tourism and were told we could not park there however the very nice gentleman showed us the much better place where we are parked right on the sand at the beach