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Alligators in Shark Valley — an Everglades adventure

March 28, 2021 by Matthew

A bicycle is propped up along the path at Shark Valley in the Everglades National Park. The paved road is narrow and border bright green grasses on one side and lighter yellowish marsh land on the other. The sky is blue with puffy white clouds.

All the promises of Spring are alive on a day trip to Shark Valley, in Everglades National Park.   The dawn of a new day in South Florida provides sunshine and optimism as I begin my adventure from Fort Lauderdale to the Everglades National Park.  The series of turnpikes and twelve lane highways snarl along like an inter-connected patchwork of circuits … [Read more...] about Alligators in Shark Valley — an Everglades adventure

Portal to a new world — happy 2021

January 3, 2021 by Matthew

A view through an airplane window looking out at mountains covered in snow.

Friday morning, January 1, 2021, I awoke bright and early in the misty dawn of beach-y Fort Lauderdale. The sun was just beginning to show her hues of purple and pinks as if painting “The dawn of a new year.” A light breeze, refreshingly free from humidity, blew down the outside walkway of my hotel, which would be cold for Florida standards but just the right amount of crisp … [Read more...] about Portal to a new world — happy 2021

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