No pictures for this post. But we have had some nice days to report. We did have a cold front push through again and the wind picked up keeping us off the water. We had a few days of quiet to relax also.
We did ride our bikes to the end of the island, 3 blocks maybe, to visit the Smallwood Store an historical site of a 100 year old general store and post office. I think that one could visit this site many times and see something different. It is loaded with period items of the early 1900’s.
Another day we rode our bike to Everglades City, 3 miles north. While exploring the small town we found some nice restaurants. A special one was the Everglades Rod and Gun Club, http://www.evergladesrodandgun.com/ . If you check out this link, you will see that this place is a special get away for some familiar people. It was a really neat place. There are huge fish and a skinned alligator on the walls, along with wood paneling and a wonderful veranda. We plan to go there Wed. evening for supper. I sure hope it is warm enough to eat out by the water.
This area is subtropical and pretty remote. I can see why it is such a draw for fisherman. There is a few kayak trails that we didn’t get to this year. But we plan to return to this area next winter, God willing, and we can paddle them then.
Today we drove up Rt. 29 to Fakahatchee Strand Preserve State Park. Wow, that is a mouthful. We stopped at the ranger station and found out there is some hiking trails. We decided to walk a 2 mile (one way) trail to a cabin in the swamp. It was a very nice walk on a road through a cypress and royal palm area. This was a good road that we could have taken our bikes on. We’ll remember that next year. We then drove to the Big Cypress Boardwalk that is just a few miles west on Rt 41. It is a .6 mile boardwalk through the same cypress and royal palm forest. We saw raccoons, an eagle on a nest, some wood storks, and gators of course. I have no pictures because I took my camera without a battery! Lesson: Check your equipment before you leave the camper.
We leave for the Keys Thurs., Long Key SP first. I doubt if we will have WiFi anywhere close there. May have to wait awhile to post again? I’m hopeful that the weather will be warm enough for us to try some snorkeling this trip to the Keys. I will post when I can.
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