I started this morning in Estero, FL on the Gulf Coast and ended ready to spend a day in space along the Atlantic Ocean tomorrow. For those of you keeping score that is clear across the state. I made some pit stops. For starters, I sat by the pool in my hotel and did some work. I developed some training for RHDs that involved thinking about and crafting some sessions about the culture of the college. All of this is listed on my complimentary note pad from my most recent hotel. Then I drove myself down and I took a boat tour through part of the Everglades. I went through the Mangroves, saw some Osprey, two alligators within reach of the boat, a SCARY GROSS spider (that I did NOT photograph), and a dolphin that swam and jumped in our wake on the side of the boat I was sitting on! Steve, our boat guide, was awesome. The only thing he thought we might see that we did not was a manatee. He tried too- but we could not find one. We were so close to the alligators that I could have touched their heads. One was about 5ft long and the other about 3ft. We were not in a part of the park where they are 10ft or so big. It was pretty awesome. I learned things about three varieties of Mangrove trees and other wildlife.
As I was tooling around the Everglades I asked some locals about this upcoming weather and rainy season we are experiencing. There are big storms coming up from the Gulf and they are hammering southern FL making a trip to the Keys ill advised. Well, this gem of information shaped the next part of my trip. I decided to Bienvenido myself a Miami. I sat on the beach there for a while- the beach was not as beautiful as Lido Key where I was earlier- but the water was warm and I saw some cruise ships! I drove through some Art Deco Miami and South Beach before starting out for the night. Tomorrow will prove to be just as awesome as the past few days... I am sure. Especially with this sky, as Ferdinand always reminded me "Pink sky at night, sailor's delight."
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