Today is a rain day... motel day. Hot showers,laundry, blog page updates, and emailing are in the plans.
We spent 3 days in the Everglades National Park, 37 miles from nowhere, bottom left corner of Florida. Nice quiet time. Left yesterday and went to the infamous end of Route 1 in Key West, FL. We are currently holed up in a Travel Lodge for a couple of nights as a rain cloud lingers. Tomorrow we plan to visit by airboat, the Everglades Alligator Farm http://www.everglades.com/index.htm just about 20 miles from here and then camp another couple days back in the Everglades campgroud, but at a different location. And again, there will be no cell or internet for those two days. Saturday, we'll head back to the Clearwater area to visit my folks again and do a few more chores, now that the roofers are done. Will have to address some water stains the roofers left behind.
Our plans are firming up for our son Sam's WO (Warrant Officer) graduation ceremony on April 13th. There are a few shindigs the military will be putting on. We will be attending a couple of them, and babysitting the grandkids on the others to allow Desi to be with Sam.
My brother Rick and wife Susan plan to attend Sam's pinning ceremony with us. The following day all four of us will head out to visit the Tardif clan in Dallas. That should be a fun time. Haven't seen most of them since 1991. LOTS of memories to catch up on. My brother and I will then part ways as he heads home to Atlanta, and we head West for the rest of our tour of the Southwest to include Carlsbad Caverns, Petrified Forest, Grand Canyons, Grand Tetons, Yellowstone, and a few more I am sure.
Welcome Wendy and Chris to the Tardif blog page!
A few pictures from this past week:
Sunshine Skyway Bridge over Tampa Bay -
Gator beside the road
Huge tomato fields in S. Florida
Flamingo, our campsite in Everglades National Park
Gulls and a Pelican in the marina at Flamingo
Sandpiper
Campground at Flamingo
View from the campground of Florida Bay
Heron or Giant Egret?
Florida panthers are endangered; hence there were dozens of these signs and reduced speed limits for night driving
Park ranger tour of old NIKE Hercules missle site which is now obsolete and is part of Everglades National Park.
A trail we hiked
Nice trail (I only saw one snake - just it's tail as it slithered off into the brush)
End of trail with view of Snake Bight on Florida Bay (A bight is a bay)
A zebra butterfly
Driving out on the Florida Keys
Beginning of US RT 1, Key West, FL. The end is in Ft. Kent, ME
7 comments:
Very nice photos - sound like you two are having the time of your life! Thanks for sharing with us as you go along - we miss you!
This is Mom,
Thanks for all the news and pictures, that alligator looked too
friendly for me,ha! ha!
Glad to hear you are enjoying your
trip to the Keys and saw the start of Route 1,,,,,I remember being there also,,,,the roof got finished at noon today,,,,,,it looks nice,,dad likes it.,enjoy but hurry back
42833131Hello you two.
Sounds like you are in areas that Ken and I have been to. We did the airboat in the Evegades. You will most likely visit the alligator farm. Have a safe journey and enjoy every minute. We miss you lots.
Blessings as you travel on your way! Sandy and Ken
Good morning, Thanks for sharing and the pics.. Glad that you are having a GREAT time. Stay Safe <>< Your SIS RAG MOP
Sounds like a great trip - great photos as always. I'm sure Sam and Desi will appreciate you being around. Congratulate him for us - what a sweet birthday gift huh Ma? Wow - my brother is gonna be a Warrent Officer - we're so proud of him, what a great role model for Logan too! Love and miss ya both. Hugs to the family from us.
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Wish I were there! Looks like a wonderful place. I have to admit I was a bit concerned over that Snake trail though. Glad you only saw the tail end of one!! LOL!
Thanks for catching up and thanks for the pictures.
Sorry you missed out on a good snake!
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