In a complete contrast to the incredible man made achievements of the Kennedy Space Centre and NASA base, to the stunning natural environs of Florida.
Today’s explorations take us to the Orlando Wetland national park.
Amazingly for Florida, it is free to visit – and to park!
With wide expanses of water and sky, and the evocative Spanish moss dropping from every tree, it is an oasis of wildlife.
The wetlands are a bird spotters paradise with all manner of feathered finds.
Ranging from huge prehistoric herons to massive birds of prey, everywhere you look there’s a bird!!
Another one to tick off our bucket list, as day two of our trip and we have spotted the native Florida gator in its natural habitat!
This sinister, yet fairly small example, was just sunning himself at the side of the path as we walked by.
A fantastic start to exploring the natural, wilder side of Florida that we would experience throughout the trip, and which personally was one of the highlights of our state tour.
