Sunday, February 6, 2011

Everglades National Park

Today we visited the west side of Everglades.  We took a boat tour through the mangrove forest.  This area wasn’t swampy at all – not what we expected to see.  In fact, we saw no alligators, turtles, or snakes.  There was a possibility we could have seen a manatee, but no luck.  Our only wildlife sightings were birds – lots and lots of birds. 

We briefly thought renting an RV and staying here would be a nice way to pass the winter…Can you image this as your backyard?

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We went down a very narrow area in the mangroves. It really was beautiful, but the pictures don’t do it justice.

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It’s always interesting how animals are perfectly suited for their environment. Can you see the heron in this picture? He really blends in with the mangroves.

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It was a nice day for a boat ride – loving this warm weather.  In fact, even at 7pm we were driving with the window down in short sleeves.

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