Florida Day 2 Sunday

NOW....sit right back and you'll hear a tale, a tale of the second day.......

Of agilators. (alligators) along the road.

The sandy beach, galore.

More fried pickles, and an air boat ride,

The Sunset That We Saw.......

There is a road I will call Agilator Road because I can't remember the real name. I couldn't believe these things are all along the road. Just basking in the sun. I asked someone if they tried to cross the road much and get hit. They said it happens but not very often. Can you imagine running over this? Do you think it would be as bad as hitting a skunk? Hmmm. I don't want to do either. I had tons of pictures that I'm sure some of you would love to see (Jason), but I thought I would just show a few.

I told Doran this guy was dead because he wasn't moving and his front 'paw' was turned under. Then on closer inspection we saw that he had three beer cans next to him. Hmm. We determined that it MUST be a hangover.

We saw beautiful birds.

And more agilators.
I can't believe how BIG these guys are. And to think....Doran wouldn't let us ride any. Sheesh. What a vacation.

Our next stop.....THE BEACH. With real water, sand and everything!! I wish I would have wore sandals and Capri's to walk in the water. But I am not use to this. I am from cold country. Maybe tomorrow.
And on a real live beach we saw real live castles.
Both castles were abandoned. I didn't think to check to see if they were for sale.OH MY HE MAN!!!!I love you THIIIISSS much!After our jont on the beach we headed back toward the hotel. We stopped at this place to have a bite to eat. AND guess what I ordered.....yep, Fried Pickles. Yum. The sauce was better here, but the pickles were better at Durango's. The girls had SHORT, shorts. Good thing they looked like they were still in 7th grade.Then of course we have to stop and try out this ice cream place. Deeelish!! Hey! I just remembered.....Doran said he would take me back and try some of the other flavors I was having a hard time choosing from. He NEVER did.READY for this.......This is umm......I forget his name. But he must be important. It was someones pet at the Air boat Ride place. SAY CHEESE. He thought I came down for a kiss, so I had to hurry and snap this before he reached me. Whew!And this here is a baby agilator. They will keep him until he is too big (about 7 feet) for the tank they have him in and then trade him for another baby. They have agilator farms all around. Can you believe that?We got to hold him. FIRST they put a rubber band around his mouth so he wouldn't 'kiss' anyone.
Did I hold him? Yes. Ick! He even called me momma! He felt like a......like a ......baby agilator.

They were pretty much done for the day but they said they would take us out. And hope that we don't lose daylight because it isn't wise to be out there in the dark.

So..........Here we go.........

What a thrilling ride. We went over water. We went over dry land. I LOVED this ride!!!

I swore I would NEVER, EVER, EVER go to a nudest beach. Well, here I am. Don't tell my mom OR my bishop.

They are use to the air boats and don't mind them, but they do not like the other boats or the jet skis.

When we were entering this area, the first thing I thought was Bayou. It was so cool. If this is NOT what a Bayou looks like well then it should.

Isn't this beautiful?!! If you look at the base of the trees where the dark part is, that is where the water levels use to be. The last few years the water has been going so low. The green is just starting to come in too. They are praying for rain. For the water and for the foliage.

You get both pictures. I couldn't decide.

NOW.....THIS guy.....Our guide drove us right up to Mr. Ali. He parked us right into the bank and shut off the engine. He told us before we left, If we get close to one to not make any sudden moves or talk real loud. Doran was closer and he didn't move a muscle. I forgot he told us that so I moved. Eh heh. But then I remembered. I guess these guys can't actually see us in the daylight. Just shadows and such. I thought he wanted a ride but Doran said he couldn't have one. No ZOOM on this picture folks.
Look, he even smiled for this picture.

All of a sudden another boat come zoomin' around the corner and scared the jeebees out of Mr. Ali. He ran down the bank and jumped in the water. Man, he was fast!!! We got wet with swamp water. Bleck. But we were glad he ran that way instead of in OUR boat.

If you look close above the yellow spot on the ground you can see the moon. So cool. We were going so fast. I should have had him stop. He would have. What was I thinking?
And this my friends was the last turn before we made it home. What a great adventure. I would definitely do it again!!

In this case.....if you liked the Second Day tour, leave a comment. Until next time......