Camping at Flamingo, Florida

We are at the southern most tip of the Florida mainland. This is Everglades National Park and all the way south to Florida Bay. The weather has been hot in the eighties every day and sunny until this morning. We are having a rain day today so are in Homestead to make a grocery run.
The mosquitoes are horrible here this year. It is eerie being in a campground where nobody will come out of their campers during the day! When they do they are all bundled up despite the heat. We have been spraying down with bug juice and then showering off in the evening. It's been working, so we can still get out and enjoy a few activities.
Here are some Everglades pictures...

Taking a cruise in Florida Bay in the Ten Thousand Islands area.

Dolphins chasing the boat.

They put on quite a show jumping in the boats wake.

Huge white pelicans with a nine foot wingspan!

This cypress tree was a subject for Clyde Butcher's camera and he made thousands with the black and white photo of the tree at sunset!

Here we are with Bev and Gary Clark on the cruise boat.

The Florida Bay cruiser at Everglades City.

A few of the ten thousand Islands.

The marina at Everglades City

My favorite Rod and Gun Club, dating back to the early eighteen hundreds. 

Lots of these guys down here!

This was one of the bigger ones I saw.

An Anhinga scolding me for taking a photo.

A boardwalk through the everglades at Big Cypress.

The air plants were everywhere and some were in bloom.

Stilts at Eco Pond at Flamingo.

A red shouldered hawk at one of the campgrounds.