Big Cypress Nat'l Preserve

We made it to Big Cypress Nat'l Preserve yesterday about 1:30.  We made good time.  We came down I-75 and there wasn't much traffic.

 Once we turned onto 41 going into the preserve there is a canal right beside the road.  There are alligators everywhere.  Everyone seems to be fascinated with them including us.  The last one looked like he had been lifting weights. 

The Everglades are just south of us so we would like to go down and check them out and also drive down to the Keys.  Gas here is $3.38 a gal.  Wished we had filled up before we left Peace River.

The campground we are in is right on the preserve, so with the senior pass we are paying $10 a night.  There aren't any water or sewer hook-ups at the site.  We have 50 amp electric but we have to fill up our holding tank with water and when our tanks are full we will have to drive down to empty them.  It is a very nice campground.

To use the Ranger we have to buy a permit.  When we went in to inquire about it and they told us it would be $50, we sort of had sticker shock.  But we decided that is what we are here for and we can spend that much in eating out a couple of times.  Since we are in the middle of nowhere, we won't be eating out much, so we decided to go for it. 

So we will be heading to the back country tomorrow and make a day of it.  We will be taking our back packs, hopefully we don't get lost.  Oh, did I forget to tell you it is 80 degrees and sunny today with a light breeze and seagulls.  The weather is absolutely beautiful.   

Happy Trails.    Ed and Lyn