Time to find some Gators! Via Air-Boat!!
(Oh so glad I had along the 300mm zoom - to get through those bars.)
The tradition lives on!
They were just chillin' (trying to warm-up, actually) in the Central Florida Everglades.
We found a mama with 3 generations of babies with her. Here's one little guy~
All total we saw 5 adults and oodles of babies out there in the wild!
Love this capture! We were flying by at warp speed when I grabbed this pic with the long lens attached. Rock & Roll...........
Air-borne moss!! Sweet.
Mmmmm, Greeeeeenage.
Interesting root-systems...
Are you ready for this!??! :):)
They are much softer than you'd think! We didn't know we'd get to hold one ~ Bonus!
DATE-DAY PART 2~
Next stop: Wekiwa Springs State Park. The first thing we noticed was all of the wild turkeys just hangin' out all around the park.
The second thing we noticed was the deep aqua-green color of the hot springs. Today was the chilliest day while here... overcast and rainy. We didn't swim in it, but we did dip our feet in :)
[As you can tell, the term "chilly" was relative... Sandals & shorts still ruled the wardrobe.]
A little rain didn't stop us from traversing the St. John's River by canoe.
AND turtles... many many turtles!
Canoe Rental: $12 dollars. Ponchos: $4 each.
Just the 2 of Us, Exploring the River by Canoe in February: Priceless.
FOG :) [kinda romantic!]
DATE-DAY~ Part 2a: Hiking!
The boardwalk paths were fab - right through the swamps.
It's just a baby! :)
We were within 5-6 feet of this little Armadillo! Hey Jeff... Armadillo! (A family-funny)
Another view of the springs~
That moss is amazing!
DATE-DAY~ Part 2b: Drive through the park before it closes - to check out the landscape and the campground (for future reference!!)
Perhaps you noticed... This road through the park actually divides what appears to be 2 different forests. Palms on the left... Pines on the Right. Hm. Best of both worlds!
The deer were partial to the Pines... (surprise!)
Though we did get a shot of a doe with low-lying palms in the background:
Here you can see some smaller/ low-lying palms behind this fella...
DATE-DAY ~ Part 3: Dinner!
Should'a gone and found us some good gator!
But we had a fab time ~ (And some fab drinky-poos!)
What a way to wrap up the adventure-filled get-away!
We will return... Oh yes, we will return.
CHEERS!
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