Christmas Decorations

I've never been at the beach or in Florida at Christmas.  Today, December 13, we walked across a bridge and were at Ft. Myers Beach.  It is a bustling beach scene with restaurants (I had my requisite fried shrimp basket.)  and beach shops (We bought two snorkel and mask combos. Merry Christmas!)
and all types of people wearing shorts and tees and flip flops.

Still thinking it was cold, I was wearing jeans, sneakers with socks, two shirts, and a jacket.  But the northerners and foreigners were very happy to see the sun, and they had stripped down for action.  (We see similar behavior in San Francisco whenever the sun comes out.)We got in the spirit, took off our shoes, and walked along the beach and watched the boats far out on the horizon.  That will be us in a month, headed away to the keys.

It's fun to be in this different environment during the holidays.  We are seeing a whole new view of Christmas decorations.

This is the boat of our neighbor, Cameron.  He is a young guy who lives on the sailboat.

This sailboat is the main decoration at Salty Sam's, our marina.

This palm tree with a base of poinsettias is in the square of Ft. Myers Beach.  What a perfect mix of tropical plants!