Bee hotels are not fun...

So this weekend we decided to get up and go somewhere local-ish. We discovered a little preserve, Emerson Point, right off the manatee river in Palmetto, Fl that had so much to offer... Like a tree knot that looked like a hippo face, shown in one of the photos below! We packed up our things (and by that I mean our cameras and dog) and hit the road just in time to catch a good view of the Bay Area and some local birds doin their bird thing. We also ran into a bee hotel... Which was not by any means relaxing. This place was great and incredibly dog friendly with allowing our little furry child to play in the private beach areas, run along nice trails, and catch a break under some beautiful banyon trees (with a leash attached). There's a lookout tower to enjoy some views of the area as well as many opportunities to see amazing wildlife including some playful Dolphins (they were just not into being photographed by us). Take a look for yourself though, it's definitely deserving of more visits because we walked around for about 4 hours and still didn't hike all the trails.