Wednesday, June 01, 2005

Mayaka State Park

On Friday we drove south towards Sarasota to visit Mayaka State Park. It's a lovely park that houses lots of birds and alligators. We took a trip out on the lake in this boat.

Eek! A gator! We learned that we were safe, since alligators feed only at night. (although I'm pretty sure it was daylight when Indy made Mola Ram fall into the river in Temple of Doom - but maybe those were crocodiles?) Anyway, the point is, feel free to swim with any gators you see.

This is a stick. The tour guide said it was the most photographed stick in the park. Eli told me to take a picture of it.

Another ice cream break!

After visiting the lake, I took Kelson on a drive, and Michelle took the camera and went on the canopy walk. So named because you go above the forest canopy. Ahhh. The children were not scared going across bridges.

Time to take a picture break.

This is how high they climbed.

And this is looking straight down.

And looking out over the park.

Milena says, "It's not scary!"

Eli says, "It's not scary!"


A picture after the successful completion of the canopy walk.

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