Out in the swamp

Water Moccasin snake

Mother and child (Wood Stork)

The day dawned brightly as we woke up at 6:30 this morning.  Ralph and I baked a nice Frittatta for breakfast and together we all enjoyed eating this warm meal.  We listened to a sermon from Rev. Mcleod this morning on the verse - It is finished.  We all quite enjoyed it.  Afterwards we packed a nice lunch and headed towards Lake Tohopekaliga which is in Kissimmee under the guise of going for a nature walk.  When we got there, we surprised Teresa and Lawrence by telling them that we had booked a Swamp Tour with Spirit of the Swamp.  Our guide was captain Blake and our tour would last about 90 minutes.  He took us out in the everglades where we saw snakes (water moccasin), alligators (large and small) and lots of birds and ducks.    While out in the swamp we came across a pair of Wood Storks that had built a nest and it had a baby in it.  It was so nice to see this. We were amazed at the size of the baby.  Our guide Blake had not seen these birds here and told us that this is an endangered species.  He was quite excited and asked us to share our pictures with him.  It was cool out on the water and I'm glad we all had sweaters or jackets with us.  When we started to return to the dock, the airboat started to experience some engine difficulties.  It didn't detract from the enjoyment of our ride and I'm glad that we were able to enjoy the afternoon on the water.