Today we did the long drive to Flamingo at the southern tip of the Everglades. The only stop of note was at Robert is Here fruit stand where we got key lime milkshakes. They were ok but not as great as we remembered. We are staying at the Lodge in Flamingo for the next 5 nights.
Since we waited too long to make a reservation for the glass bottom boat ride, we ended up paddling the Silver River in the morning then taking the 90 minutes glass bottom boat in the afternoon.
The paddle down the river was great as always. We paddled 5 miles downstream in rented kayaks then were picked up at Ray Wayside and transported back to the park.
The glass bottom boat ride was good too, but not as neat as the paddle. It was nice to be able to look down into all the springs.
Anhinga
Yesterday we drove 2 1/2 hours to Lorton, VA to get on the auto train. The ride was much smoother than last time and sleeping would have been fine if it hadn’t been for the very hard mattress. And when we got there at about 1:30, with boarding time at 3:00, we were told the only dinner time left was 9:00 PM. It turns out we needed to get there by 10:00 AM to get an earlier time. Not sure what we will do going back. Fortunately, the woman who managed our car brought us our dinner much earlier than that.
We are staying at the Holiday Inn Express in Silver Springs, FL.
