Before the Storm

Marshall and Stephan in some profound intellectual discourse.

Aunt Mary keeping all the kids happy (Esther trying to eat Klara's food;)

The most beautiful place on earth, before a thunderstorm.

Palms.

Crane on the beach.

Storms were threatening as our pontoon boat glided along the Matanzas. We fled the storm going one way, but we got caught in another thunderhead coming from another way. Alas, Dad's dreams of us anchoring, swimming to a beach and jumping off little sand cliffs weren't realized. But we ate some huge hoagie sandwiches during the downpour while huddled under the covered part of the boat. Everyone still ended up wet, but then it passed, and wind from the boat's speed pretty quickly dried us all off. So, we migrated back to the front uncovered part of the boat, and some of us even fished later! There are more pictures of all of that to come! It's late. We should be in bed!