It was another cool morning at Ortona South near La Belle, Florida. I stepped outside and took this shot of the fog on the Ortona dam. But, then I hurried back into the 5th wheel because we have a full day ahead of us.
We are going to spend the rest of today in Fort Myers. Our first stop is just a few miles east of Fort Myers at a Manatee Park. These manatee are attracted to the warm water that is being discharged from a Florida power plant. I didn't realize how many similarities I have with manatees. First, they breath air. They are attracted to warm water. They eat up to 10% of their body weight each day, and they reach sexual maturity about 3-4 years of age. OOPS! Strike that last comment, that's where the similarity ends! Ha!
Here we are at the Manatee Park. That's me on the left, my manatee, and my mermaid on the right.
Look at the manatee in the lower left of this picture. He is smiling at us!
This one came up for a breath of air.
Watch out Kitty! There's a gator behind you! Run! Zig and Zag!
Don't worry folks. We were able to glue her left foot back on and she'll be good as new in no time!
After the glue dried, we headed for downtown and stopped at the Fort Myers Marina.
This is downtown near the river front area.
We walked across the street and had a nice lunch at the French Connection Cafe.
After lunch, we headed to the winter homes of Thomas Edison and Henry Ford.
Harvey Firestone gave a Banyan Tree to Edison in 1925. Today, it is the largest Banyan tree in North American.
This is Edison's library. It contained over 800 books.But, as you can see, the books were either removed or eaten by a book worm! Ha!
This is one of Edison's laboratories. It was built in 1886.
This is Edison's living room complete with electric lights of course.
What's left of the old pier is visible on the left. The first thing Edison did after purchasing this lot in 1885, was build a pier so all of the building materials could be delivered by boat. The wood for his house was shipped all the way from Maine.
This is the Edison winter home built in 1886 and 1887
This is the winter home of Henry Ford. Ford and Edison were good friends and their winter homes were next door to each other.
This is ford's living room.
Of course, I had to show you this Ford truck since I drive one. Well...not this one anyway!
We spent several hours touring both homes and their property. There's lots more to see than what is shown in this blog. If you haven't been there, I am sure you will find it interesting.
The above picture was taken in Edison's back yard. It is very peaceful and relaxing along this section of the Caloosahatchee River and it seems so far removed from the hustle and bustle of Fort Myers.
We really enjoyed this entire day. Now it's time to head back to Ortona. We'll have more later.
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