We flew into Orlando's Sanford International Airport on Jan. 7th planning to get an Uber to Cocoa. In typical fashion, the plane was late so we did not arrive until 11:45PM. I was concerned that we would have a hard time getting an Uber for the hour drive to Cocoa but we were picked up in 2 minutes! John chatted with the driver the whole way to Nancy and Jim's home, allowing me to "close my eyes" for a minute ...or 60.
It was fun spending time with Jim and Nancy. Beside binge watching Miss Fisher's Murder Mysteries, we had many a delicious meal and a lot of good laughs. On the 10th, Jim drove us all down to the Merritt Island National Wildlife Refuge. What a great place! We began at the Visitor's Center which was well worth the stop. It has interesting displays and lots of information. We then drove along a 7 mile wildlife viewing path. We were able to spot herons, egrets, pelicans, eagles and my favorite, the roseate spoonbill just to name a few. Roseate springhills look a lot like flamingos, except their bill is flattened out at the end like a spoon. They were also many alligators sunning themselves on the banks. We really lucked out, Jim and Nancy said the last time they went, they did not see any animals at all.
Fun facts: to determine the size of an alligator, estimate the length of its snout in inches, turn the inches into feet and you have the length.
If you are being chased by an alligator, run in a straight line. Fast. Zig sagging will just slow you down and the gator will cut you off.
Unfortunately, the morning of the 11th arrived and we had to head out to Kissammee. Fortunately, the it was warm and mostly sunny. We were a little concerned about riding 57 miles after taking a month off but we made it just fine. Tomorrow we head to Lakeland, 55 miles away. By Jan. 15th we should be in Punta Gorda at our friend Jeanne's place.
* For some reason, the program will not upload my pictures. I will add them later.
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