Margaret & Ian's life together, including Ian's MINIs!
Today’s cooler weather nevertheless was warm enough to tour Fort Zachary Taylor – we went to the beach there too, but not in the ocean! We did get to watch Pelicans …
We also walked the full length of Duval Street, busy with tourists, and took a photo of “the southernmost point of USA” (not bothering to stand in the long queue!), and watched many chickens crossing the road …
Today we all took an Everglades tram tour , a two hour ride among many Alligators and wild birds (and a Python!) with various good views. Just like Lake Apopka, here’s the views and birds first …
And here’s the Alligators; all much the same as those around Winter Garden!
Finally, a few pictures of Fish, Turtles, and the Burmese Python:
Today Margaret and I drove the “Alligator Trail” with two cameras, for even more chances to capture great Alligator and bird views – and we were well rewarded, too!
Here’s some general views, as well as birds …
And here’s all the Alligators, spotted all along the trail – except the pond by the pump house where we expected to see them all!
Beautiful warm weather on this New Years Day sent us out to nearby Oakland Nature Preserve, with the boardwalk stroll to Lake Apopka and a chance to spot Alligators – small ones, at least!
We visited Animal Kingdom Lodge to meet friends for brunch at Boma, and to view the animals in the “safari park” area (these animals are one of the few free features of Walt Disney World!). When we arrived there were only a few birds, but after our lunch there was much more to see – including a Giraffe having its lunch!
Here’s a short video of the Giraffe having its lunch, too:
This year, with moving house and with the fact that the Disney parks are ever more busy and ever more expensive, we didn’t renew our passes – so we’ve not been to Disney since November last year (our recent visit to Disney Springs doesn’t really count, as that doesn’t require a pass to get in!)
But we recently bought passes once again and for the first time this year returned to Disney Epcot to see the Christmas decorations – of which there was surprisingly little really, other than Mickey & Minnie at the entrance, and the huge tree at the start of World Showcase.
We did our traditional rides on Soaring, NEMO, and Living With The Land – which was quite nicely decorated and the first time we’ve ever traveled through the greenhouses at night! Here’s an assortment of photos …
The upstairs rear balcony of our new home faces directly east towards the Kennedy Space Center, so when Space X launches from Florida – and if the sky is clear – we get a view. Today the sky was fabulously clear and we got a great view!
