More Gulf Coast-Naples/Clam Pass Park

I left Fort Myers and drove down this coastal road into Naples, Florida.

I looked up a couple beaches and decided on Clam Pass Park. The winding bridge travels over the marsh that’s thick with mangroves.

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Then it opened up to this…

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The sand was white and fine, the shells were plentiful. Still very calm water, knee-deep for hundreds of feet out.

Naples is a very wealthy area with mostly gated communities. If you’d dropped me onto the large, wide streets without my knowing, I would think I was in Phoenix.

I found a restaurant and ate some lunch. Then headed away from the coast, back to Labelle.

Here’s my little pad. I live in a trailer park and I’m damn proud of it. :).
My dad secured this little place for me and I am so grateful for the privacy and space. We are spending time together like we never have before. In the past, our visits were concentrated over a few days. Now, it has a more natural flow and we can see each other for a few hours and then part and do our own thing. It’s a blessing to me.

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I’m starting to calm down and not be so goal-oriented and driven. It’s been a lesson and because God is good and He whispers to me, I can hear that I am supposed to change my pace for awhile. I feel different than I did a week ago (duh, go figure). But it’s interesting to experience my spirit and perspective change. I feel like I’m getting an opportunity to be quieter, more still and move at a slower pace so that I can have energy and direction for whatever is to come; for whatever God has for me next.