The Everglades (River of Grass)
The Everglades has a unique ecosystem, it's known as the slowest moving river in the world and flows from the freshwater Lake Okeechobee out into the Mexican Gulf and the Atlantic Ocean.
We visited the Everglades Safari Park and went on a wonderful Airboat tour through the swampy sawgrass and found a multitude of alligators and wild birds.
My brave Al wrestled with a young 'un just long enough to get his photograph taken.
Then drove to Shark Valley in the Everglades National Park where we took a 2 hour tram ride through the prairie. Saw some massive Mumma alligators with their babies and many different types of birds....Egrets, Herons, Ibis, Cormorant etc.
We later confirmed our tour guide was 'barking' mad when he took off his shoes and socks and waded into the swamp....why did he do this?....he wanted to get a handful of sludge for us to hold and smell. - OK.
We walked up to a 65 foot viewing tower, it was so quiet and peaceful up there. Beautiful views of the Everglades.
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