Tues. Mar. 11 - Night visitor

Our day began at 3 a.m.
A large bat entered our treehouse bedroom.  It was about 12 - 14 inches across the wings.  Sue woke first and then woke Rob.  Even though both doors to the outside were open and the bathroom window, the bat had difficulty finding the exit.  It took him about 30 min. to escape.  We think it was a Mexican fee-tailed bat.  They are the "jets" of the bat world. They are very fast flyers. He zoomed about the room dodging the 2 ceiling fans and us.  Finally, he exited into the night.


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After the night visitor adventure, we slept in until 9 a.m. and then went to the beach in search of white quartz.  Robert's pockets were filled within minutes.  Sue's treasure was a bone in the shape of a large human belly.
Note:  Quartz is the second most abundant mineral in the Earth's continental crust, after feldspar. It is made up of a continuous framework of SiO₄ silicon–oxygen tetrahedra, with each oxygen being shared between two tetrahedra, giving an overall formula SiO₂.

Kathy and Bill are looking for new accommodations for next winter and today was the day to check out a beach house.  The owner of the house gave them a tour at 11 a.m.  They sat and pondered the price over breakfast with friends.  

Bill liked the indoor space for his motor bike.

Kathy liked the privacy, pool, and beach front.

Rob liked everything.

Francisco likes to make others happy.

Around 1 p.m.,  Sue noticed the red streak across the ocean.  After speaking with locals, she was told that it was a HAG's.  An algal bloom is a rapid increase or accumulation in the population of algae (typically microscopic) in an aquatic system.

Can you see it?

Note:  

Red tides

Red tide is a term often used to describe HABs in marine coastal areas, as the dinoflagellate species involved in HABs are often red or brown, and tint the sea water to a reddish color. Red tides can also be caused by bioluminescent dinoflagellates like Noctiluca scintillans. The more correct and preferred term in use is harmful algal bloom, because:

1. these blooms are not associated with tides
2. not all algal blooms cause reddish discoloration of water
3. not all algal blooms are harmful, even those involving red discolouration.

Robert has been helping Francisco (owner of the hotel where Rob and Sue live), with his new outdoor mezzanine.  Renovations have been happening over the past week.  This is how it looks now.  Stay tuned next week for a transformation.  

Around 6 p.m., Rob, Sue and Betty decided that it had been a very stressful day with many adventures so they decided to eat in the Ana Ruth's restaurant at the bottom of the treehouse.  All of the meals in this restaurant are superb especially the mahi mahi cooked in garlic sauce.