We have done a lot of kayaking, biking and Nancy and Bev walk each morning here at Flamingo. We are finding that if you don't stay on the move the mosquitoes force you to move or go indoors. The past couple of days have been very breezy and not so bad with the bugs. We kayaked the loop at Nine Mile Pond and found the water shallow and the going tough to get through all the grass and floating vegetation. It was a three hour paddle and one of the toughest ones we've ever done.
At the end of the loop we saw the famous crocodile they call Croczilla and he is bigger than ever. They estimate he is fourteen feet long, but I would have thought more. His girth is so massive he is quite intimidating. I didn't dare get any closer than about thirty feet!
We've seen manatees, dolphin, and alligators and crocodiles in the park, and each day has been a new adventure.
Ospreys nesting near the campground
This is a manatee. Bev called it a pig-nose!
A croc at the boat launch
We saw this barred owl on one of the boardwalks in the everglades
Wood storks in the marsh. Part of the river of grass
A crowd of coots. At least it looks crowded to me!
Here we are kayaking the loop at Nine Mile Pond. This is about a four mile trek through the everglades and cypress Islands.
Croczilla in person! This guy is HUGE!!
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