Even though we've been working most of the days since we arrived here, we've had some time to enjoy the beaches and bird watching . The water is 86 degrees!  Way too warm for the Atlantic!  We did go swimming a few times, but the water has been sandy and a little murky.  I don't know if it's because of the hurricane and storms off shore or if this is the norm here.  It's a great beach for kids, though. The water is so shallow and has been extremely calm. 

The park has a fresh water pond and brackish water ponds divided by a causeway.  There are a number of alligators in the freshwater half as well as a good number of wood storks and other coastal water birds.  Today we saw about a dozen rosette spoonbills, a few tricolored herons and lots of egrets in addition to the woodstorks.