Paroutis Pond, Everglades National Park.
Double-crested cormorant.
Anhinga catching some rays.
Purple gallinule.
Alligator soup, Everglades NP.
View from boardwalk, Anhinga Trail, Everglades NP.
Navigating Nine-Mile Pond, Everglades NP. Yes, there were alligators as big as the boat amid the mangroves. And one crocodile much bigger.
Spanish moss, which is not a moss but a lichen, at Flamingo Visitor Center, Everglades.
When the itinerary includes a drive from Miami to Key West, there's only one suitable rental vehicle: A screaming red Mustang convertible. Right?
Florida Keys vista, ragtop down.
Street scene, Key West.
Fort Jefferson, Dry Tortugas National Park, which is 70 miles west of Key West and accessible only by boat or floatplane.
Inside Fort Jefferson.
Tortugas taxis.
