December 5, 2020

Heading North

Monument Lake Campground Big Cypress National Preserve, Florida

Last morning walk at Pennekamp.

Sometimes, here in Florida, you need a reminder that it is December and almost Christmas!

We left Key Largo and stopped in Homestead to fuel the RV and the Jeep.  We went to Roberts one more time for mangoes and papaya and avocados.  Then we took Krome Avenue all the way to 41.  We made a reservation for one more night at Monument Lake.

When we pulled in, we saw this roseate spoonbill hanging out with a bunch of ibis.  Apparently, he has been here for the past 3-4 days.

I learned a new alligator fact today.  If you estimate the length in inches of an alligator from snout to between the eyes, it is equivalent to the gator’s length in feet…this guy is about 8 feet long!

The gator and the ibis must have some kind of understanding…

We had a relaxing afternoon.  I read outside, sitting in the shade of a palm tree. 

We took a sunset bike ride, loops around the lake.  The pink and purple clouds were reflected in the still water and it was stunning!