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Wherever Home is Parked?

Wherever Home is Parked?

Saturday, January 28, 2012

Oasis Visitor Center and Monument Campground

Ochopee, FL

Once we got to moving we headed to the Oasis Visitor Center to check it out. 
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We started toward the direction we came in yesterday. 
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A few miles down the road we arrived
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The gators were out and basking in the sun .. some were even swimming
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the birds and fish were out and about as well
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this bird was putting on show for everyone.  It would come up and then go back down and drive under the water.
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The visitor center is right along 41
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Look at this big boy’s feet …
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there is a long board walk that goes both directions and anywhere you walk along it you will see lots of gators, birds and fish.
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this bush was in the garden area and i thought it neat .. look at the berries.  I have no clue what it is but i found it interesting.
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The visitor center was very busy so we didn’t stay long plus i’m tired and so we decided not to do any of the tours today and will come back when it’s not so busy and i feel better.  Lots of ATV’s were registering for their ride.  You can get a free ATV permit and ride out in certain areas .. nice huh .. i didn’t take any pictures of the ATV’s.
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Next it was on to Monument Campground to check it out
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it’s setup pretty similar to Midway just that you can right up next to the pond at this one.  It’s actually pretty neat and if the weather were a bit cooler i wouldn’t have minded staying here and boon docking.
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the road is not blacktop like it is in Midway.  I have to admit i love the blacktop as we do not have the dusk you have here.
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Next and last on the list for the day was the Big Cypress Art Gallary and gift shop
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We didn’t see anything in the swamp here
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I did find another interesting plant .. not sure what it is but i sure liked it
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they had a nice shady place you could sit and rest
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I found these pieces of Art interesting but look at the prices .. YIKES!!
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they had some nice things inside and no photo’s were allowed to be taken.  It was nice to look around but a bit on the pricey side in my opinion.
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We came back to the camper and i sat outside and visited with my neighbors again from Nova Scotia.  We had another beautiful day with temps in the low 80’s.  I am so enjoying this southern Florida weather.  Dinner tonight was some stir fry veggies and rice.
It’s another early to bed for me as I'm exhausted from too much fun.