Alligator Alley in the Everglades

Hello everyone, well this park can sure keep you busy.

Wednesday we had a red hat luncheon party, it was a hoot.

Thursday we got together in the clubhouse kitchen and baked, dozens and dozens of cookies so that everyone could have a good variety of each.

So today we thought we should get out and see a few things and headed down toward Ft. Lauderdale where we connected with the road they call Alligator Alley. We did see a few dozen alligators along this stretch but it is a four lane road and so hard to stop, we also saw big turtles sitting out sunning today as it was 80 degrees.

Lots and lots of birds, of all shapes and sizes.


The fellow below had such green legs but they did not show very much in the picture.

This is a picture of the start of the everglades, they say no where in the marsh is deeper than two feet.

Look at how this fellow can crank his neck, he was getting a little flustered that we were getting so close.

But this is my favorite, he was so animated, was such a character.

He certainly was trying to tell me something.

After we turned off of I-75 and onto 29 heading toward Immokole we finally got to see the gators close up and all over the place.

We also stopped at the panther park but we were not about to do the hiking trail so did not get to see the panthers

They love to sun them selves it was a perfect day for them.

Oh, grandma what big teeth you have.

What do you call 5 in a bunch?

Ron watching the gators on the other side of the canal.

Now we came across a place where there were lots of these little fish just turning up the water. Three latinos were throwing out a net and scooping them up. The fellow I bought my watermelon from down the road said they were catfish, but he was quite a character himself so not to sure if I would believe him.

Doesn't the bushes behind look like something out of an eerie movie.

Anyway it was a spectacular day and we had a great time.

We want to say hello to Donna and Don who just found our blog, say hello to Sue for us when you are in Cranbrook.

As you can tell we did not freeze to death and the whinning paid off, nice and warm now.