Tuesday- Big Cypress, Everglades, and the Train Depot

Got up early this morning, ate breakfast in the coach, and we hit the road about 0830 as planned- headed down and over to the Oasis Visitors Center for Big Cypress National Preserve, got several stamps and a pin.

Then, went over to the Shark Valley Visitor Center for Everglades National Park, and got several stamps there also and again, a pin.

Then, we decided to take an airboat ride, which was pretty cool-  Cooper, Tina and I and about 18 other mostly foreign tourists went out on a 40 minute ride throughout the swamp area-  saw several gators, and lots of bird life.  Very much enjoyed it.

Tina and Cooper on the dock.

Cooper wrangled a gator....

A pair of wood storks- beautiful birds



Big fat land locked gator they had on display.

Then, we stopped at a Subway for lunch, then we went to the Gold Coast Railroad Museum, so we could see the Presidential Railway Car, but it wasn't there.  Nuts- didn't say that on their web site.  We did see several other nice older cars on display, and got a pin. 
Tonight, Cooper and I are going to a Miami University basketball game...