Merry Christmas!
We stayed in the canpground in Fort Lauderdale and extra day as the weather improved and we really wanted to see Miami Beach during the day (we had visited and eaten dinner along the beach on Friday night). We went back to the beach on Saturday and it was a beautiful day, the beach was absolutely the best we have been to in terms of water and sand. We went out in the mellow waves and the bottom was beautiful sand and I did the stingray shuffle although not a ray or fish was seen near the shore. The tow took us out a way and we found ourselves with quite a swim back to shore. The water was warm and a gorgeous turquoise colour. It was a fantastic day and we stopped at the Starbucks located right at the beach and needless to say it was very busy and with only 3 people working, I saw how hard they were working, and appreciated their upbeat attitude!
We left Fort Lauderdale on Sunday and drove to highway 41 west through the Everglades. We stopped at the National Park at Shark Valley, and don't let the name fool you as there are not really any valleys anywhere in Florida! (When we drove through Miami, we noticed several large hills and came to realize they were landfills.) We rode our bicycles the 24 km loop around the park in 2 hours, only stopping to take pictures of the alligators, and to walk up the lookout tower. There are many airboat tours operating around the Everglades and those are the ones we think of when we see the glades on TV, however, the park offers tram tours of the same loop we cycled. We were glad we biked, one for exercise and two for the up close feeling we had with the great birds and of course the gators, of which we saw many, even one coming onto the road with a turtle in its jaw, still alive, awaiting its fate. We actually watched a foolish young man, go up and touch a gator, the gator did not move, luckily, as the rule of thumb is stay back 15 feet from wildlife.
Yesterday, we visited Sanibel Island near Fort Myers where we heard the sea shells were amazing, there is a museum, but we chose to simply go collecting. We were not disappointed! I have never seen so many shells washed up on the beach! We collected until we could not carry anymore. This was our first beach on the gulf coast and although it was chilly and not swimming weather, we enjoyed our time there, the boys did also.
Today, we are waiting on North Trail RV center to look at our slide out and see what the job entails as it has been giving us trouble moving out at times. We are then heading to Palmetto, just south of Tampa, where we will stay until the 28th, when we head to Orlando.
Take care for now!
We stayed in the canpground in Fort Lauderdale and extra day as the weather improved and we really wanted to see Miami Beach during the day (we had visited and eaten dinner along the beach on Friday night). We went back to the beach on Saturday and it was a beautiful day, the beach was absolutely the best we have been to in terms of water and sand. We went out in the mellow waves and the bottom was beautiful sand and I did the stingray shuffle although not a ray or fish was seen near the shore. The tow took us out a way and we found ourselves with quite a swim back to shore. The water was warm and a gorgeous turquoise colour. It was a fantastic day and we stopped at the Starbucks located right at the beach and needless to say it was very busy and with only 3 people working, I saw how hard they were working, and appreciated their upbeat attitude!
We left Fort Lauderdale on Sunday and drove to highway 41 west through the Everglades. We stopped at the National Park at Shark Valley, and don't let the name fool you as there are not really any valleys anywhere in Florida! (When we drove through Miami, we noticed several large hills and came to realize they were landfills.) We rode our bicycles the 24 km loop around the park in 2 hours, only stopping to take pictures of the alligators, and to walk up the lookout tower. There are many airboat tours operating around the Everglades and those are the ones we think of when we see the glades on TV, however, the park offers tram tours of the same loop we cycled. We were glad we biked, one for exercise and two for the up close feeling we had with the great birds and of course the gators, of which we saw many, even one coming onto the road with a turtle in its jaw, still alive, awaiting its fate. We actually watched a foolish young man, go up and touch a gator, the gator did not move, luckily, as the rule of thumb is stay back 15 feet from wildlife.
Yesterday, we visited Sanibel Island near Fort Myers where we heard the sea shells were amazing, there is a museum, but we chose to simply go collecting. We were not disappointed! I have never seen so many shells washed up on the beach! We collected until we could not carry anymore. This was our first beach on the gulf coast and although it was chilly and not swimming weather, we enjoyed our time there, the boys did also.
Today, we are waiting on North Trail RV center to look at our slide out and see what the job entails as it has been giving us trouble moving out at times. We are then heading to Palmetto, just south of Tampa, where we will stay until the 28th, when we head to Orlando.
Take care for now!
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