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Gator in the 'Glades Everglades National Park, FL March 27, 2024 |
It sounds like we are sitting atop a large engine as the airboat fires up in preparation to set off.
Yesterday, Chris, Luke, and I set off to the Everglades for some fun and an airboat ride. Typically, when Chris and I head off to airboat we do not see any gators in the wild. Yesterday, however, we saw six! And I also found out why. Don't go airboating in the Everglades to look for gators in July--it is too hot and they are not active. March and April, it seems, are when they are active.
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The Gator and Luke Everglades Safari Park, Miami, FL March 27, 2024 |
I took a short video of the airboat experience and the noise from the twin engines. Thankfully they issued us ear plugs for some protection. According to the app on my iPhone, the airboat engines were producing 102-109 decibels of deafening sound.
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Luke and Chris with the Airboat at Speed Everglades National Park, FL March 27, 2024 |
After the airboat experience, we wandered around the preserve and looked a gators and crocodiles, yes they have crocs! We enjoyed a beautiful day in the mid-80s with partly cloudy skies and cooling breezes. It was perfect. And there were no mosquitoes or other biting insects to spoil our outing.
It is a bit of a drive from Tequesta, almost exactly two-hours each way, but definitely worth the experience.
I noted that the cars in the parking lot were mostly out of state. I think there was only one other car with Florida plates.
Florida in the Springtime--what could be better?
-- Bob Doan, Tequesta, FL
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