Florida Keys Part II
We took a day trip to the Everglades National Park. It was a few hours to get there and we did a good portion of the Everglades several trails, where we enjoyed seeing some alligator sightings. Large black birds, maybe vultures, were pecking away at the rubber parts on the roof of cars. We wondered why people were covering their cars with a plastic tarps. Another trail took us through part of the jungle where the mosquitoes were ravenous. It was nice seeing the lily pads and birds throughout the boardwalk hikes. We stopped at the Alligator Farm near the Everglades. Where we took an airboat ride that lasted about an hour. There was no narration at all. It was strictly a ride where the driver would spin us around in donuts inside the lagoon, causing a wave of water to make us all wet, and swampy. My Birkinstock sandels were not happy. We spotted some alligators, and of course the mangrove fields, and birds, all around. I guess I was hoping for a tour with more information on the ecosys