Salt Water Croc - Buttonwood Canal

Osprey--Flamingo Marina

Wed, 12/12/07

Everglades: Topped off the water tank this morning after we took our showers and then headed over to the alligator/snake farm. We went there solely for the air boat ride, but the gator and snake show was entertaining. The air boat ride was wild. Every time our driver would hit open water he would do a 360 and FAST. Water would spray up everywhere and the bottom of the boat would fill up with water. There was a family there with little kids and they were all terrified. Air boats are very loud anyway and would scare kids, but when he would spin it around I’m sure it scared them even more. When he slowed down you could remove your ear plugs. I had to put mine back in because those kids were screaming so loud. Pretty funny. Not for the kids though. Stopped and had lunch at a little place just outside the park. Then we stopped at a fruit/vegetable market and picked up some stuff. They had the most exotic things in there. Back to the park and stopped at the Anhinga trail and walked around to see what was happening. Another beautiful day—mid-80s.