Florida Images - !Bandwidth Warning!
As a follow up to the "Florida, what not to miss" thread, I'm posting my pics from where we ended up. There are many pics, so I created this new topic in order to keep all that helpful information accessible to the bandwidth deprived.
Also, right off the top, let me suggest you not do this in a week. There was far too much driving involved (and far too many toll roads!). Pick one area and enjoy yourself.
Heading to Homestead, we found this guy at the side of the road:
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Along the highway, just north of Homestead by Dave E, on Flickr
And when stopping for a restroom break, this guy landed in front of us, as were we backing up to drive away:
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Just off highway, just north of Homestead by Dave E, on Flickr
We did visit Robert is Here. We skipped the smoothies due to the length of the lineup (and the announcing of orders being ready meant the lineup wasn't the end of the wait). Bella picked up a coconut turtle, and Magda bought a bunch of fresh fruit. The avocados are like 4x the size of what we get up here in Canada.
We then went to the Alligator Farm:
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Alligator Farm, south of Homestead by Dave E, on Flickr
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Alligator Farm, south of Homestead by Dave E, on Flickr
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Alligator Farm, south of Homestead by Dave E, on Flickr
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Alligator Farm, south of Homestead by Dave E, on Flickr
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Alligator Farm, south of Homestead by Dave E, on Flickr
And did the Airboat ride. While we did see some baby gators, herons, and iguanas in the brush, it was a bit too dark and/or obscured for a nice shot. Once we got out into the more open space, we picked up speed and scared some birds into the air, where I got a few silhouette shots.
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Airboat Ride, Alligator Farm, south of Homestead by Dave E, on Flickr
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Airboat Ride, Alligator Farm, south of Homestead by Dave E, on Flickr
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Airboat Ride, Alligator Farm, south of Homestead by Dave E, on Flickr
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Airboat Ride, Alligator Farm, south of Homestead by Dave E, on Flickr
Just in case you weren't aware of it... there are palm trees.
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Palm Trees! by Dave E, on Flickr
We didn't get to the Anhinga Trail, due unexpected circumstances.
