Everglade airboat ride

We went on an airboat ride into the Everglades. We had a choice of a mangrove tour or a grassland tour, we took the grassland option. Alligators were everywhere, some were 12 foot 600 pounders. They seemed to ignore us. The airboats had huge V-8 engines with propellers like a plane, they were really loud, but could travel on 6" of water .

Everglade City

We drove south to Everglade City, a small town in the Everglades with tourism and fishing the only activities . The swamp stretches to the horizon in all directions. We had alligator for lunch at a small cafe on the palm tree lined main st. The swamp was across the street. The gift shop sold various size dried alligator heads.