Landscape of Southwest Florida
Like two years ago, we again stayed at the beautiful La Playa.
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This time, however, we stayed on the marina side (facing away from the Gulf). The view, while different, is also beautiful.
The great Heraclitus once said "You can not step twice into the same river", I say: you can not watch the same sunset twice. Every sunset is unique and beautiful in its own way -- sometimes the sun is clearly visit and sets like a shiny disk, sometimes it is veiled by bands of clouds that create subtle hues, sometimes the cloud formation in the sky is spectacular ... I never tire of watching sunsets.
You can, of course, always walk across the street and to the beach. This I did, everyday. The La Playa Beach Resort and the beach look magnificent at sunset.
Sunset is always wonderful to behold, and Naples Beach remains one of the best places to see Gulf of Mexico sunsets. Of the 6 days we stayed there, I saw sunset on 4 days; the following pictures were taken roughtly in chronical order.
Because of our short stay, our only excursion (besides my owl chase) was to Sanibel Island. Like two years ago, we went to Bowman's Beach. Compared with two years ago, the beach is noticeably narrower, due to the havoc wreaked by Hurricane Irma.
Now on the beach there is a bank of 3 to 4 feet high; two years ago, the beach was sloped but flat, with no such discontinuity.
Sea shells were still abundant on the beach, which we picked up some.
The marina side (facing east) is the best place to see sunrise. On my last day, finally I dragged myself out of bed just before sunrise to snap a few pictures.
On this last day I also took a walk on the beach, all the way to Delnor-Wiggins Pass State Park. As on Sanibel, beach erosion here is obvious to see. At one point, a tree stump is fully submerged at high tide; hard to imagine that it was the remenants of a fully-grown tree, now that it is this far down the beach.
However that may be, it was a glorious day to enjoy the beach while it lasted.
Marina
Marina
La Playa Beach Resort
Naples Beach
Naples Beach
Gulf of Mexico Sunset
Gulf of Mexico Sunset
Gulf of Mexico Sunset
Gulf of Mexico Sunset
Gulf of Mexico Sunset
Gulf of Mexico Sunset
Black-bellied Plover at Sunset
Bowman's Beach
Bowman's Beach
Sand Bank on Bowman's Beach
Sea Shells on Beach
Sunrise
Delnor-Wiggins Pass State Park
Tree Stump
Naples Beach
