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Photo Diary: Gatorland, Orlando FL [1]

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Date: 2023-04-12  

So I’m all ready to head up north for the summer. Just waiting for the damn tornados to stop.

In the meantime, I’ll be in Orlando for a week or two, partly just to make sure all my systems are still working okay, and partly to visit a few places I like. No theme parks this time, though.

First up is Gatorland. Always one of my favorite places to visit, and now they got some new stuff.

Some photos.

For those who don't know, I live in a converted campervan and travel around the country, posting photo diaries of places that I visit. I am currently wintering in Florida.

“Trespassers will be eaten”

Baby Gators. Awwwwww, they’re so cuuuuute.

The local birdies like to nest in the gator pond

Boardwalk and observation tower at the Gator Pond

Nesting season is almost over, so the ones remaining are the stragglers who got a late start

Mom Cormorant and Junior

Mom Great Egret and the kids

A nice fishin spot

Great Egret hunts among the gators

Zipline over the Gator pond

It was a hot day, so the water park was pretty popular

Cuban Crocodile

Saltwater Crocodile

Albino Alligators

American Crocodile

A youngling Bison

Great Horned Owl

Alas, my favorite part of the park—the swamp walk—was washed out by recent rains

The park has added “close-up encounters” with some of the species, like the Capybaras

Giving some lovin to the giant rodent

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