Monday, February 22, 2010
The Everglades
My niece came down to Miami from Portland, Maine, a bubbly, loving and adorable 16 year old. I decided to do something really fun with her - different than going to a shopping mall or lying on the beach! We had a beautiful 75 degree day with clear blue skies and the air felt crisp and dry. For the first time since I moved here from New York, I thought that going with her to the Everglades would be transformational for both of us. It was!
We drove to the Everglades National Park off Griffin Road past I 72 and took an airboat tour of the 'Glades, full of alligators and stunning scenery. We were happy to see some cranes and beautiful birds and took a bunch of photos that we'll always cherish.
If you want to see a place as a tourist, it's better to go into nature. Don't go where animals are abused or tortured to please their "people" audience - like circuses or Sea World. See the animals in their unspoiled, natural environment, unperturbed and as God made them. On the way back we stopped at a stand with organic foods and coffees, selling these gigantic avocados and oranges, in addition to alligator steaks - something we found totally unappetizing.
I have some amazing photos that I will try to post to this entry.
We drove to the Everglades National Park off Griffin Road past I 72 and took an airboat tour of the 'Glades, full of alligators and stunning scenery. We were happy to see some cranes and beautiful birds and took a bunch of photos that we'll always cherish.
If you want to see a place as a tourist, it's better to go into nature. Don't go where animals are abused or tortured to please their "people" audience - like circuses or Sea World. See the animals in their unspoiled, natural environment, unperturbed and as God made them. On the way back we stopped at a stand with organic foods and coffees, selling these gigantic avocados and oranges, in addition to alligator steaks - something we found totally unappetizing.
I have some amazing photos that I will try to post to this entry.
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