National Park #3 – The Dry Tortugas… the Florida Key that is off to the SW of Key West by 67 miles (3 hour relatively rough ferry ride). Paradise with history. A migratory stop for birds. A fort that was never used. Incredible coral. All through the eyes of a 10 year old.
In Key West before we boarded:
Enroute on the Jefferson Ferry:
National Park #2 – The Everglades… Learned so much!! There aren’t too many times in life where you have the opportunity to be so deep in nature that you are incredibly humbled by it all. Going way out into the Everglades was one of those precious times.
The next day we did some more Everglades with DJ:
First National Park – Biscayne. We sailed with Captain Hans and 4 other crew members out to Boca Chita Key. The blue rafts that you see in one of the pictures were transport for Cuban refugees – so powerful to see the determination in the wood and styrofoam. Highlights of the day were definitely the mangroves, coconuts, and the interesting birds!
Welcome to our National Parks Kick-Off Tour!
It was a bit of a challenging start – huge van switched to a massive Ford F150 4-day truck named Evie, a drive through Miami at night ending up at a slightly scary Air B&B… leading us to YUMMY pizza (that we ordered by didn’t eat), a run-away plan that was stressfully delayed by Evie not starting, and culminating on a King size comfy bed in a very nice Hilton eating our cold pizza.
The next day we took a double-decker bus tour to go around Miama with a main goal of a Coconut Grove Art Art Show and ending at Little Havana. We really did have a great time. The art show was a definite highlight!!
Coconut Grove Art Festival
Around town including Little Havanah
