But will we survive...

The Mosquitos ? Currently lying in sealed up tent (we hope) listening to the somewhat worrying whine of Mosquitos. Kay so far has three bites Martyn has just counted and also has three that he knows of, oh and some blood splatters on his t-shirt.

As long as the tent holds up this will go down on the list of 'best day's. The Everglades are amazing.

After a quick fuel stop (which was interesting as we discovered the truck of luck does not hav a fuel cap you just shove the pump nozzle in the hole) off we went.

First stop "Robert is here" for the biggest chocolate fruit and banana milkshake come ice cream ever - Martyn couldn't finish it. Quick walk around the petting zoo and onward (we only stopped as it was listed in guidebook and was an address we could put into gps to get on the right road!)

Made it to Ernest Coe visitors centre and had a good look around to learn all about Everglades. then on to Palm Grove to walk the FANTASTIC Anhinga trail and the Gumbo Limbo trail which apparently only take 30min. Well we spent at least an hour on the Anhinga trail. we saw alligator, turtle, wood stork, anhinga, cormorant, ibis, egret, coot, moorhen, and LOADS of other birds that I have to look up it was brilliant.

We stopped at a couple of other viewpoints on the way to our lovely campsite for tonight, pitched camp applied DEET and went out to do 'Coastal prairie trail' which with our usual success we couldn't find but we did see some beautiful green sea grass stuff an then on the way back two lovely red backed hawk (or is it Red breasted? Not sure now but they were lovely) arrived back at tent to see woodpeckers tap tapping away at the coconut palm that Kay successfully talked Martyn out of pitching the tent beneath. Decided to set off in search of Eco pond.

Found pond - and a Spoonbill very cool think short flamingo with a big long beak that someone stomped on to make it flat. WOW.

Also saw amazing bright red finch like bird that I have to look up.

Brilliant day.

Have to go now - must stop Martyn snoring and it's dark in tent now so I suppose we better brave the mozzys and go brush teeth. Then again it sounds like there is monster swarm of them out there........