babymoon: day four

tuesday, september 6th (written by andrea)

we woke up in the morning ready to go! we ate our cheerios (of course!), said goodbye to mamaw & pampaw (they went off on their own to explore naples) and were off for our adventure day! first we were going to stop at corkscrew bird sanctuary to start off our day with a little walking, talking and wildlife, well, we found out it was $10/person and an hour away... so, we skipped it and were ready for the real adventure - an airboat ride!

we drove about 45 minutes south to the everglades to speedy's airboat tours. we were able to get on a boat right away - with 4 other people visiting from england & our driver, freddy. the ride started off through the groves in the swamp. they were made out of skinny trees that formed an umbrella over us, just perfect for the airboat to fit under. i liked how the roots of the trees were all exposed above the water. so, we rode through several groves hunting for gators, but never had any luck!

our favorite part was when we would come to an opening in the swamp, and freddy would really step on the gas! that's when we would put on our sweet headphones to block the loud sound of the boat. we would really get flying around! kyle had both hands gripped onto the boat railing - i thought he was scared :) but he said he was just more comfortable that way.

flying around in the boat, we really got a good breeze, so thankfully it wasn't too hot and our sunburns didn't bother us. after an hour, we saw no gators but still had a blast! we actually ended up telling the people on the boat baby girl's name (i know!! don't be mad!!) - they really liked it, which made us even more excited! that was the first time (well, other than giacomo) that we told anyone her name!

we did stop by a nearby park freddy recommended. he said we would mare than likely see alligators there. guess what? no gators. but we did see some crazy birds - one swimming underwater - and a turtle. so we did get to see some wildlife on our adventure day.

after getting home, we relaxed and napped. mamaw and pampaw started making our dinner feast - pork tenderloin, green beans, mashed potatoes, crescent rolls, AND apple pie with ice cream. YUM! - while we ran to target. we ended the night with another round of hand and foot. sadly, the guys won the series, winning 2 out of 3.