Air Boats and 'gators

Yesterday's main attraction was the obligatory air-boat ride from Midway - about 45 minutes away.  


This is the happy group in a swamp cypress grove. 


This chap doesn’t look quite so happy. Maybe the last tourist he ate didn’t agree with him.  

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