53/365 cruisin' to Shell Island

This was on our drive to take the shell island cruise. The water was amazingly beautiful.

On our way out to Shell Island, our boat made a couple of stops. This was one of them. There was a fish in that cage called a Pig Fish. It didn't look like a pig, but it sounded just like one. It was oinking like crazy.....weirdest thing.

I like the name of that barge. Wisdom - yes, please. The pelicans followed us for quite a while.

We didn't find that many shells on this trip. (I found a baby sand dollar that got crushed in my pocket on the way back. boo.) We did, however, see this little fella. There is a funny story to go along with it too.
When I saw it, it was running all over the place. As I got closer to it, it ran toward me. Needless to say, I freaked out a bit and started running. I wasn't paying attention to where I was running and ending up falling in the sand. Yep, I bit the dust because of this little guy. I couldn't stop laughing either after it happened. I can't stop laughing now because it was such a funny story!! Isn't he cute?

When we got back to the dock, this bird was waiting for us. We had a great time. If you ever go to Destin, FL, I highly suggest taking the cruise out to Shell Island. (The Ashley Gorman boat leaves from Panama City Beach.)