It is Valentines Day here at Monument Lake Campground. We hope you all have a good one! Tomorrow we will move on again. In the last few days, we have knocked 3 more items off our bucket list. First one was a visit to the Everglades National Park. We went to the Shark Valley Visitor center. We learned all about the Everglades, (who knew it was a lake, not a swamp) bought some post cards for the grandkids and a magnet for us. We also walked the nature trails and saw lots of critters.
Then we went to the Everglades Safari Park and took an air boat tour. It also includes a nature trail and wildlife show. We saw many more of the critters here.
Then we took a long drive to the Florida Keys. We left in the dark at 0530 on the morning and drove the 190 miles to Key West along Highway 1, the intercoastal highway. It was a beautiful day and saw lots of touristy stuff. We parked at Fort Zachary Taylor Historic State Park and walked all over, seeing the cruise ships, Coast Guard ships, and Fort Zachary Taylor. Then we drove through the really busy touristy area of the buoy that signifies the most Southern point in the continental United States. There was a massive line of people to get their photo taken in front of the buoy. We just snapped a few pics as we drove by....good enough for us. Even though is was a long drive, it was worth it to us. We enjoyed the sights, and we were there.
Anyone remember the movie 'True Lies"?
Lots and lots of Keys.
Oh Really!!!
The famous Key West chickens.
Tons of people around the buoy.
Quite the little town!
Tomorrow is the beginning of our trip back to Washington. It will be fairly slow and we plan to stay in 18 new states along the way and knock off a few more bucket list items too!
The Fergs out .......
18 new states should be fun and interesting!
ReplyDeleteLots of interesting critters and things to see in Florida. Enjoy and safe travels!
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