After a good breakfast, Ken and I drove towards Marco Island to the KOA CG where Deb and Barry are staying. Deb and I went in their car and Barry rode in "Diesel" with Ken and we headed towards the Everglades (about 1 1/4 hour drive) to Sharks Landing. Here you can take the tram, walk, or bike ride the 15 miles round trip along a canal that helps drain the Everglades. There are alligators all along the pathway and many varieties of birds. It was a slow ride to the observation tower, stopping so many times to check out the alligators, especially the little baby ones. It must be hatching season, for we saw about 4 diffferent baby families. Also saw a flock of wood storks. There were also numerous turtles along the path. We ate our packed lunches at the tower and then rode back to our cars. The ride back was so much easier, for we really had the wind in our faces a lot of the way to the tower.
Stopped back at the KOA CG with Deb and Barry and walked around their park. Relatively small, but very nice and well managed. A great place to stay. Then we all went to a family type, rustic restaurant called Cracklin Jacks. When you ordered a meal they served you all the vittles you could eat including collard greens, a corn type souffle, real mashed potatoes, fabulous cole slaw, white beans, etc. It really was a delicious meal. Ken had his 1st grouper, his favorite food to have when we eat out in Florida.
Got back to "Willie" around 8:45 and 3 of our neighboring camper couples were sitting outside. They said, "You were gone all day! What were you up to?" So, we shared some of our adventures. Nice when people you hardly know are interested in what you are doing.
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| Our 1st alligator spotting! |
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| What a nice bike path! |
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| Baby Alligators! |
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| More Baby Alligators! |
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| Taking Ride on Mama! |
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| Flock of Wood Storks! |
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