THE SOUTH FLORIDA WEEKEND A slightly inebriated trip

 

DAY 2, FRIDAY I 75

After a hurried dinner, smoking the wrong end of cigars, and other shtuff on Day 1, we depart early for Key West on Day 2 

The awesome approach to the Sunshine Skyway 

Driver # 1 : Our gracious host, Taru, is going at 120 km per hour, which is roughly 110 feet per second 

The Sunshine Skyway from a distance - the bridge is so tall because the last bridge was rammed by a ship in foul weather 

The Sunshine Skyway up close. See the Sunshine Skyway Stop Motion blog for the stop motion sequences in color and sepia 

Southern Florida bridges are long, windy and elevated 

Naples, FL 

Big Cypress National Forest

Visions of Big Cypress 

More visions of Big Cypress 

Yet more visions of Big Cypress 

The Big Cypress swamp panorama - this stretch of I 75 is called "Alligator Alley" because the ditches surrounding the highway are full of gators. 

Lily ? 

The Big Cypress swamp 

Rushes by the water 

A pair of Common Moorhens among the rushes 

More of the moorhens 

Swampside 

Lily bud 

Dragonfly 

US 1: The road to Key West

Paddy gears up for South Florida 

Interesting forms 

The road to the Florida keys begins 

Blues 

Never a dull moment