We're finding lots to see and do along this east coast of Florida. Fascinating visit to Kennedy Space Center. Barack Obama was there the same day we were - guess he heard we'd be there. but he didn't get to see us.
It was April 15th, Tax Day, when we were there and Titusville and Merrit Island Floridians were Tea Partying along the highway as we left the Space Center - not happy campers here over the expected space program cuts. Everyone wants everything from the government.
Next stop - World's Most Famous Beach - Daytona Beach. Where auto racing began on the sand. Fun driving the Jeep on the beach.
More fun riding in the Home Depot NASCAR car on the track at Daytona International Speedway. Three laps at 170 mph around 31 degree turns. Wow!! But we both agree the 3 laps were enough and 500 miles would be punishing.
St. Augustine - oldest European occupied city in the continental US - 1565. Older than Santa Fe or Jamestown. Very touristy now but lots of fun. Had a good time feeding fish and gulls through little trap doors at a restaurant on the bay.
My favorite part - the Alligator Farm, a zoological park. Birds were courting, nesting, and parenting and it was magnificent. See the baby under the Mom? Egrets, herons, spoonbills, many others. The trees were absolutely full of big nests. Incredible!
Not to mention the alligators and crocodiles! They have the world's only collection of all known crocodiles and there are a LOT of them.
Seeing an albino alligator is said to bring good luck so here is one for you to see and get some good luck. Cute, isn't he?
For $20 you can have your picture taken in that big yard full of gators, right up with one, touching his back. I may be willing to ride 170 mph in a race car but I didn't do the gator thing!
More Florida pictures...
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