After leaving Orlando we spent a night on a beautiful beach South of Tampa at a bougie lil campground. Danny and Eric had a jam session as the sun went down and we watched some movies in the tent using the provided power outlet.
In the morning we found a free campground in the Dupuis Management Area, East of Lake Okeechobee. It is one of the Northernmost points on the "Everglades Trail," according to the pamphlets, and was set to be closed for hunting only a few days after we arrived. It was one of my favorite areas we've gotten to explore since we started the trip and I learned a lot about life in my time there:
-Alligators don't want to wrestle
-Snakes are everywhere
-Every single spider looks terrifying
-Screaming from excitement scares away wild piglets
-Egrets are always in the way
-Things go bump in the night
-Palm fronds burn really well
-Trust the locals for weather reports
Danny's loves of subway and small talk with clerks earned us a hot tip on an incoming rainstorm. We packed up after two days and headed for Miami..
Wow, that one picture of the Spanish moss hanging from the trees -- it's art!
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