Monday- Back to C.B. Smith via the Everglades National Park

Today, we headed back up from the Lower Keys back to Pembroke Pines, by way of a quickly schedule stop and decision to hit the lower part of the Everglades, which resulted in several new stops for me at that park, several new stamps, and many pins and hiking medallions. 

We stopped in order at the Ernest Coe VC, then the Royal Palm VC, then drove about 36 miles down to the big Flamingo VC.   Had a nice lunch there also. 

Here is the Ernest Coe VC: 

And the Flamingo VC

At Royal Palms, we noticed lots of cars in the parking lot with blue tarps bungeed on-  couldn't figure out why, until we got closer:

They meant vultures attacking, not pooping.   

Added five new stamps for this year:  

Tomorrow, we are planning on heading over to two stops on the Big Cypress NP, and then take a boat ride for the boys, then the Derrys are off on their plane back to Roanoke.  

Bette has changed the trip so now we are going directly back to Wildwood, so we can get work started on the repairs, and then head home on Wednesday after dropping off the coach.   She says we can take another trip down this way to make up for the missed stamping and baseball opportunities .  We'll see.