A few nights ago, we were driving up the Intracoastal after finding my mink, and a juvenile laughing gull (maybe?) came flying out of nowhere and hit Michael (video to come). Luckily he was fine, so we turned around to make sure the gull wasn't hurt either. I didn't see him over the water, so I checked the boat and there he was! He didn't appear to be injured - just dazed. So we set him on the bench behind the console and he just hung out there while we put the boat up. We left him next to the boat ramp, and didn't see him the next morning. Now we keep an eye on the sky for storms and confused birds:
Speaking of storms, I tried to beat a storm to get points the other night....it didn't turn out so well. We had to speed back under the most amazing storm clouds I have ever seen (the pictures below totally don't do it justice). Definitely something I will never forget, but definitely something I do not really wish to experience again. While I was trying to quickly locate one of the animals, I noticed the boat stopped moving toward where I needed it to be. I turn around in a panic since the storm was really beginning to build around us, and I find Michael leaning over the side of the boat with a dolphin swimming up to his hand!!! Of course that was the day I removed the camera from the boat!
