Small ‘Gators

We took a trip to Oakland Nature Preserve yesterday, and spotted three or four small alligators in the water either side of the boardwalk close to Lake Apopka … took a few photos, and a short video as well. There was also an amazing bird box taken over by bees that apparently had run out of room inside and were building an “annex”!

Animal Kingdom Lodge with zoom

This afternoon we visited Animal Kingdom Lodge to enjoy lunch at Sanaa, and I took my high zoom Sony camera to take animal photos – of which there were quite a few (this is cut down from all the photos I took!) …

At one point all the animals spotted a truck delivering food, and all headed the same way to intercept!

Finally, here’s photos of the excellent food we had for lunch!

Road Trip: Dolphin Spotting

Before leaving the Tampa Bay Area on our way home, we stopped at Hubbard’s Marina to take a 1-1/2 hour boat trip to spot dolphins – which we spotted three or four in the first ten minutes, then nothing for the rest of the trip (though instead there’s many impressive homes, and a few bird islands) …