Excitement to be in The Everglades doesn't even begin to describe our feelings today. It is such a fascinating and beautiful other-worldly experience. It's Sunday, so we went to church only to discover not one single car in the church parking lot. Texting the Bishop, I discovered the ward closest to us meets in a Miami building while theirs is renovated. We'd have an almost hour-long drive to get there, so we simply came back to the trailer and joined our St George ward via Zoom. Our afternoon was spent biking a long dirt trail through the Glades followed by a walk along the famous Anhinga Trail where we spied alligators sunbathing, herons, cormorant's and anhingas fishing, and turtles and fish and stunning vegetation. We returned to the same trail after dark to spot alligator eyes with our flashlights. We saw several sets of eyes alongs the walkway including one swimming silently through the slough. Too cool for words.
Despite looking for opportunities to do a good deed today, we kinda came up short. Again. Aaron is a gregarious and happy man, however, so he made buddies with a campground host, calling him all sorts of complimentary names. I shouldn't roll my eyes too much; the host was quite flattered at Aaron's friendliness and attentions.
Three amazing things: 1- Driving to church we must have seen hundreds of different varieties of palms and other colorful tropical plants. So gorgeous and lush! 2- The Everglades is surrounded by thousands upon thousands of acres of agriculture from orange groves to grapes to vegetables of all types and produce of almost every variety. Southern Florida is a cornucopia of produce, including countless nurseries. 3- We're in the Everglades! I can't believe it and keep reminding myself that it's true!
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