On the road from Fort Myers to Homestead

Today is Sunday, and we just checked into our rooms at the Courtyard Marriott in Homestead, Florida. We left Fort Myers around 9 this morning, and we just landed. From a swing through Big Cypress--which was not a swamp this time--and then through Everglades National Park, it's been a long day of travel.

What I didn't tell you about our excursions in Fort Myers and Ding Darling were some of the wildlife we captured in photos. We never thought we would see river otters, but we DID! There were 3 of them crossing the road--one at a time, looking for traffic before crossing. Joe and I both caught some shots of them. They are larger than we thought. We will be uploading photos soon, but we haven't downloaded them from my camera yet.

Today was rather unremarkable, believe it or not! We couldn't believe it...Big Cypress Swamp looked like someone drained it! How disappointing...We saw a few small gators near the road, but that's all. Then we stopped at a small pullout that is known for its black headed vultures. There they were busy fledging their young. The adults were swooping very low overhead, tempting and encouraging the youngsters to follow them. It was quite a show! We got some excellent shots of them! They are totally unafraid of humans.

I'm hoping to have some photos for you tomorrow, but tonight, I am thoroughly exhausted. I rode in the rear of the van all day, not able to see much of anything. So it was very tiring. I'm looking forward to going down to Key West tomorrow. I'm sure that there will be some awesome shots from there and everywhere in between! More later.