Saturday, January 27, 2007

Part 12 - Cycling in the Everglades National Park

Dis die voor-laaste dag wat die Bouwers hier kuier, maar Marli, Sarah en J.P. besluit ons moet uitglip vir 'n rukkie wyl die ouers inpak en wegpak voor hulle die grote terugreis aanpak.
Shark Valley in die Everglades was met al ons vorige kuiergaste telkens 'n wenner en Sarah voel haar gestel het lug en lig nodig. It is also the US's only sub-tropical wildernis. Shark Valley it is.

Sowat 20 myl van ons huis af, vanuit Aligator Alley wat Oos-Wes strek dwarsdeur die Everglades strek, is 'n 15 myl fietsroete in Indiaan-kontrei, kompleet met 'n uitkyktoring by die halfpadmerk.

The South-Florida sawgrass with the "islands" of trees, reminds very much of the Highveld, of an African scene. Only here are aligators, deer and waterbirds alien to the Dark Continent.

We saw a Great Blue Heron trying to gulp down a fish three times the size of it's thin throat. It was quite funny watching the big wading bird's antics as it tried everything to get the food in it's stomach!

'n Verfrissende rit en as julle kom kuier, is dit julle beurt. Dalk sorg ek dat ons volgende keer 'n aligator-toebroodjie proe.

1 comment:

Anonymous said...

That’s Too nice, when it comes in india hope it can make a Rocking place for youngster.. hope that come true.