Today we stopped at Collier Seminole State Park on our way down to Everglades City. Nice little boardwalk loop through a very dense mangrove swamp/forest.
Did a boat cruise of the Ten Thousand islands in the Gulf of Mexico. The son and his father, who did the tour, were a 6th generation Everglade family. Very knowledgeable about the area and very interesting. The islands are all mangrove islands, some of which had soil on them. All of the islands are now part of the National park or owned by the State. But their family used to live on two of them. We stopped and walked to the old cemetery where their family are buried. We saw dolphins swimming nearby. The day was hot and sunny with a delightful wind blowing, so it was a great day to be out on the water.
For dinner we went over to Ellen and her son Miguel's house. Ellen is Mary Ann's daughter and Peter's cousin. Nice evening.
Ten Thousand mangrove islands boat cruise:
MaryAnn, Ellen and Miguel visit:
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