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The Tropic Star, our ferry boat ride
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Lining up the gear of the departing island visitors, ready to load the ferry boat
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Packing for the ferry boat ride back
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Cayo Costa, northend gulfside beach (further north is Gasparilla Island)
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Cayo Costa, gulfside, near the north end of the island
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Gulfiside at the end of a wonderful day on the island
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South Lagoon, Cayo Costa
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Bayside
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A seagull contemplates the beauty of the universe, while the sun sets over Cayo Costa Island
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Shoreline, bayside, as seen from the marina docks
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North end of Cayo Costa
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One of the hundreds of clumps of Cocoplums on the island
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Path to the gulfside beach, Cayo Cost
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South Lagoon, Cayo Costa
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Cayo Costa State Park Marine (This is where you dock when you take the Tropic Star ferry to the island)
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Gorgeous native habitat, part of the 2,400+ acres that make up Cayp Costa State Park
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Typical native habitat on the north end of Cayo Costa island, with Saw Palmetto & Sabal Palms in the background
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Black Mangrove roots (pneumatophores - specialized aerial roots), South Lagoon, Cayo Costa
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Path to the beach, Cayo Costa
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Gulfside, Cayo Costa, with smoke rising from a forest fire in the mainland in the distance
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Cabin 7, our non-electric home for three days (it's the northernmost cabin, the farthest from the ranger station)
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Michelle on one of the trails
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Michelle & I, gulfside
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Michelle and I
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Michelle & Eliezer (How lucky I am, to know such beautiful people)
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Michelle on the gulfside beach, Cayo Costa
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Michelle
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Michelle chillin' on some driftwood
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Michelle, hoopin' at sunset on the beach (this woman is tough, she can outhike me anyday of the week)
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Morning hike with Michelle
