One of the things on our "to do list" while we were staying in Okeechobee, Florida, was to boat along Taylor Creek and see if we could find some gators! This would be a little difficult since we did not have a boat here in Florida. But, our friend, Ron came to the rescue and offered to take us for a ride.
The weather was partly cloudy and a little windy, but not enough wind to bother us on the creek. We put Ron's boat in just a short distance from Ancient Oaks RV Resort. There is a canal that runs along the rim of Okeechobee Lake. This canal intersects Taylor Creek about a mile or so from where we put in. Our plan was to head up the creek to the Burger King, refresh ourselves there, then head back the way we came.
Here's a shot of us putting Ron's boat in the water.
Kitty and I have had several boats since we've been married, and we have always enjoyed our time on the water. Today was certainly no exception. Ron cruised the boat slow enough so we could take all the pictures we wanted, and here's what we saw....
We started out following the canal that circles Okeechobee Lake until we reached Taylor Creek. The next three shots were take on the canal.
Now we are on Taylor Creek heading north.
This is the Burger King (our half way point) taken from Taylor Creek
We stopped at the Burger King from some refreshments. As we came out of the Burger King, we were greeted by these ibis.
These next shots are of some of the birds we encountered.
As you can see, we saw lots of birds, boats, and homes, but no gators! We were beginning to think that gators in this part of Florida was just a myth. But, that certainly didn't stop us from having a wonderful day on the water and we really appreciate Ron taking us out. Yes! It was another fabulous day in South Florida.
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