817 October 12, 2022 Big Cypress National Preserve

We did our morning exercise and then packed up and got out on the road.  We dropped down through the center of south Florida.  We took roads that we had never taken before and it was an interesting and easy ride.  We passed US Sugar Company and lots of sugar cane fields.  We saw egrets sitting atop cattle.  We passed a citrus processing plant and acres of lemon and orange trees.  We saw a few isolated roseate spoonbills, their bright pink plumes a stunning contrast to the black soil.  There were alligators floating in canals.  The roads were decent and there was very little traffic.

We turned onto 29 and passed through the Florida Panther National Wildlife Refuge.  As many times as we have visited this area, we have never seen a panther.  I believe they move around more after dark.  

We stopped at a HP Williams Roadside Park and walked the boardwalk.

We arrived at Midway Campground in early afternoon.  We are here for 5 nights. We have an electric site for 15.00 a day! This sign is directly in front of our site!

It was 91 degrees and stifling.  We didn’t venture out until later in the day.  We drove the Jeep to Shark Valley to check trail conditions.  We hope to ride bikes there tomorrow morning.