Gators and Gators and...

Spent a few days in the Everglades near the town of Everglades City. Along hwy 41 between Naples Fl and Everglades City there is a canal that runs for miles. We drove about 25 miles along on the hwy and saw around 50 alligators sunbathing in the canal. The 2 pictures of alligators laying on the bank were taken along the side of the road. We also took a tour of Shark Valley Everglades National Park. They have a 2 hr tram ride through the glades. The rest of the pictures were taken on the tour. Half way through the tour they stop for a bit and you can walk up to the observation tower and see for miles. Florida is flat so this tower is the highest thing for miles. None of the alligators are confined so you told not to get any closer than 15 ft of one and be aware of any aggressive action they might take. Needless to say I didn't test their warning. Most of the Everglades is just salt grass with some areas having water. They guess there are around 50,000 alligators in the Everglades but never have done a official count. We moved to Homestead and stayed at the Moose Lodge there. Will be putting some pictures of Miami and the Keys in the next blog. Couldn't post while in Homestead for some reason it wouldn't let me upload pictures. The biggest pain in Florida is the toll roads. Spent $16.00 driving down the east side of Florida and today spent $10.25 in 5 toll roads and only went 65 miles. But no state income tax! Know how they get their money now. Weather warm, 80-85 degrees day and 65-70 night and about 65% humidity. Not liking that part but have to put up with it until we get back out west.