After church we went to eat at Maggie Mae's - we've heard raves about it. But, alas, it wasn't to be...we were 9th on the list and it's just a little, bitty place! So, we went next door to the Columbia Restaurant, which we happen to love! We sat out in the sun - and was it ever beating down today - and watched the water. It took us longer to eat today because there were a bunch of dolphins going through the intercoastal! They were really fun to watch!
Then after lunch we went down to Indian Shores to the Suncoast Seabird Sanctuary, which was on our list of must-do's. Well, let me tell you about this place! First of all, the smell was atrocious - who knew birds could stink so bad! We were greeted by a little lady, probably in her 70's, with only about 4 teeth and no smile. All around us was bird poop...we figured we'd be pooped on several times before we got out. There were birds everywhere...hundreds of nests up in the trees. I think they realize it's a safe haven and they just nest there to be near the injured birds. They have over 600 birds in the sanctuary at any given time. Twenty or more birds are brought there daily. It is something to see and experience, but the birds are in chicken wire enclosures so you can't really see them very well. It's very sad.
Oh, by the way, we felt it was a very successful visit to the Sanctuary...neither of us got pooped on!! We also agreed we wouldn't be going back there. Too bad - it was established in 1972 and is a non-profit, but it really needs some upkeep and some cleaning up!!
More later...
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