Return to Myakka

We left Pine Island around 10:30 and arrived at Myakka River State Park around 12:15.  The site we had reserved was the same site that Ken and Bonnie had when we were here with them in the fall.  It is a really nice site with lots of shade.

After eating a late lunch, we drove out of the park to where we could get internet to get reservations made for Carrabelle and Stone Mountain.  When we returned, we decided to go for a bike ride.  We rode over the Myakka River...

...and saw what I think was an old Great Blue Heron when we rode out to the Myakka Outpost.

We rode all the way out to Clay Gully...

...where Chuck spotted a lot of baby alligators basking in the sun on the rocks.

He counted 15 baby alligators.

Chuck even heard them making their little alligator croak.  We're sure mama alligator was close by but we didn't see her.

We rode all the way to the north entrance of the park and then turned around and headed back to the campground.

On the way back, we saw a deer,

a big alligator when we crossed back over the Myakka River,

and several birds wading along the shore.

I think this White Heron was trying to stand on its head.  :)

As we got closer to the campground, we saw this snake crossing the road.

We don't think he was poisonous, but we didn't get too close to find out.

By the time we got back to our site, we had ridden about 13 miles.  It felt like it too!  Chuck grilled our salmon burger (for him) and turkey burger (for me). I told him it was the best turkey burger he has ever grilled.  It was delicious!

Today was a great start to our stay at Myakka!