More Pictures

Here are some pictures of a spectacular fort we visited, Fort De Soto.

It is situated in a sandbar/island paradise, with lush palm forests and amazing beaches.

It was used during the Spanish-American War in the turn of the century (1900s).

These mortar guns pictured fired 1,098 pound cannonballs 6 miles out to sea!

This is a picture of a smaller gun mounted on a turret, facing the gulf.

Probably useful for repelling amphibious assaults on the beach.

A very cool schematic of the gun.

Here is a downward view of a gun turret.

This is the upper rampart of the fort, facing the Gulf.

And this ... so cool. This is the fort, from the Gulf beach.

Any attackers would have no clue that massive mortars and a hundred soldiers

were fortified behind that false hill.

Ah, some of you have been very patient. At last we get to family and vacation pics!

Steven, this is to show your mom ....

So far, we have seen dolphins two days (see the dolphin fin above).

We have also seen a mother and baby shark swimming by this same pier.

The only thing yet to be seen are alligators (surprise!) and armadillos.

John - the Snorkler Extraordinaire

He has seen a lot of fish so far ...

Relaxing on a pier.

There you are, Avery. Us on a beach - 4 beaches this week, too.

Imagine the Kerr family sand-encrusted and sun-burned,

and I won't begrudge you an evil laugh.

There have been a couple of us who unfortunately failed to realize that 45-strength

suntan lotion works too well ... and only put it on our face and shoulders.

Hence, 80% of our body is burned, and the other 20% is ghost white.

No pictures, though ... that would be too embarrassing.

Anyhow ... NEXT!

An amazing pier/aquarium/mini-mall

Laura and the palm trees.

There you are. Pictures.

Hopefully, next on the blog-role will be a review of Spiderman III.

Have a fabulous weekend!