Days 3 & 4, beach days

We spent Monday and Tuesday exploring a couple of the beaches around Naples

Monday we went to Lowdermilk beach.

 Noah throughly enjoyed the gulf coast as there are not really waves so he could just swim around and he actually went out pretty far with no nerves.

 We stayed all day and got to watch the sunset. I have always wanted to do this and was not disappointed in the beauty of it.

Mark teaching Noah how to do jazz hands

 Sure do love my boys

 These are for my sister, she loves pelicans and some how I snapped a picture of one just at it went in for dinner.  The speed they get is amazing.

 Noah didn't want to pose with me for a picture but I tried

Tuesday we went to Clam Pass Park. This beach was our favorite of the 3 we visited during our trip. Getting there is a bit of a trek as its 3/4 a mile through a mongrove forest via boardwalk from the parking lot to the beach. You can take a free golf cart or walk. We walked in but decided that was a mistake about 1/2 way through since we had beach supplies with us but we made it and took the golf cart back. The beach was beautiful, not overly crowded, sand bars to walk out on and plenty of shells to collect.

 The boardwalk through the mongrove forest

 Collecting shells, he has a pretty good collection now

 No fear, he loves the beach and the water

He couldn't even stay awake to finish the banana he had really, really wanted.

After cleaning up we spent the evening exploring Tin City. We found a few fun shops to wander through. Noah liked the toys and one of the shop owners gave him a frog because he reminded her of her grandkids. He loves his frog and plays with it often.

 We were driving back to our hotel and happened upon this restaurant. Had we not had good experiences with places in stripe malls we probably wouldn't have stopped but it was such good food so I am glad we did! It was karaoke night and the birthday party of an adorable 90 year old man. We enjoyed the food, music and of course the birthday cake that was shared with us. It was a great way to end our fun day!