South Florida...Moore Haven, Clewiston, Okeechobee, Palm Beach, and the Keys
This is the area in which we've spent two weeks. As farmers, it has been very interesting to observe the sugar cane production and harvest.

My goodness...guess the Union Co. farmers aren't the only ones playing pyro-maniac :)! Did you know they burn the cane field BEFORE harvest? That makes for rather dirty combines.

A trip to Palm Beach was very interesting. As in many areas, there is a great contrast between "the haves" and the "have nots". By the way, have you ever wondered how some folks fix the power lines? We followed this helicopter for a while watching this man's legs dangling from the platform under the helicopter. (See the left side under the chopper.) Then there must be meticulous maneuvers by the pilot. I sure hope this guy has his life insurance current!The 250 mile trip from our RV Park out to Key West, FL was an eye-opener for us Westerners. The last 100+ miles was off the mainland and in the Keys. The highway at first was on narrow land masses with vegetation on both sides of the road. Then there would be sprawling spans such as you see in the photo below that connected the land masses. Most interesting!To conserve on RV diesel, we drove our truck out past Key Largo, Marathon, and the other little towns to spend the night at the Inn at Key West. It was truly a tropical paradise...beautiful pool, hot tub, foliage, great food! Touring the city of Key West included a walk on the beautiful white sand. Now this is gorgeous sand!

We stopped at the furthest point south anyone can venture in the continental USA! It was strange to bring up the computer map and realize that Havana was closer than Miami.
As you might imagine, the yachts were plentiful. Here Ken's sizing up this little cruiser in one of the boat sales lots. Hmm...do you think the one on the left would make a good "car topper"? The Everglades in southern Florida are acres and acres of wetlands with thick vegetation. The photo below has a large black turtle sunning on a limb. We also saw alligators warming themselves on the banks as well as just tipping their heads back so you could see their eyeballs in the swampy water. I can only imagine what else was swimmin' out there...YIKES! No wading by us. Also of interest, the highway road signs include warnings about "panther crossings" and we've seen many squashed large black furry animals in the roadways. Our neighbors indicate these are wild boar!