"Mr. Roy's" house
Our -stay place- in Lake Harbor
A bit of "Barb humor"
The old Miami Canal Locks in Lake Harbor
A dead 'gator floating at the left side of the locks
attracts about 50 Buzzards
A Buzzard stands watch
Lake Harbor Post Office in Background
across the Miami Canal
At Billies "Swampfari"
Feeding the 'gators at the airboat landing
Waiting to load up on the airboat
Valerie, Tineke, & Ilse - ready to go
'gators ... 'gators ... "everywhere " !!!
travelin' down the airboat canal
Chowin' down - a group of wild hogs
and back to the dock .....
Our airboat operator ? ............
..... well, "not exactely" ;-)
the girls check out the display cases
at Billies "serpentarium" display
"Gator John" ...
describes to a "volunteer" from the audience
what he's about to place on her shoulders
... eyes closed now ...
;-)
Would you believe ..... this pose was
Tineke's idea !!
Florida has a "few" Croc's too ...
native to the extreme South coastal swamps
Ilse & Valerie - taking a break during a thundershower
before heading out on a "glades buggy" tour
Red Deer (Non-native)
A "typical" Seminole Indian Hunting camp "Chickee"
(from the old days)
But even now, many of the houses and trailer houses on the reservation have a Chickee in the back yard - to maintain their ties to their roots and the land.
"Big John" - the 'gator
~ 15' (5M) long and 65-70 years old
