March & April 2010
One of the highlights of Bonnie and my trip to visit family in Florida this year was a weekend trip to Stuart, Florida, with our friends Mark and Suzy Malcolm. Mark pastors the Port Orange Baptist Church where my dad and Bonnie’s mother attend. Mark and Suzy spent several weeks with us at McCarthy in 2007, and we enjoy getting together with them whenever we are in Florida.
Stuart surprised us all by being quite a modern, bustling city. We had envisioned something a bit more laid back, a little more akin to Everglades City where we traveled last year with John and Barbara Rice.
However, we were pleasantly surprised to discover Hutchinson Island. Hutchinson Island, just to the east of Stuart, is accessed by taking a bridge across what is called the Indian River Lagoon.
Hutchinson Island is called a barrier island. It is bounded on the east by the Atlantic Ocean, on the south by the St.
Photo courtesy Suzy Malcolm
A ray takes a shrimp from my hand.
Photo courtesy Suzy Malcolm
A seahorse—up close and personal.
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