I was expecting more exotic stuff when I traveled all the way down…

For wildlife, there’s alligator, and a bunch of birds. Unfortunately I have seen enough alligators back when I was in U of Florida. I’ve been wanting to kayak with gators/crocodiles alongside, but that was not really an option ( at least from what I was told by the visitor center). To my greatest surprise and relief, there was NO mosquito – which also tells how dry it was.

For vegetation, there’s a lot of grass, and some other not-so-interesting plants. I thought there’d be wetland and swamps, but it turned out to be mostly dry and hot.

Some might argue that this place is more for nature preservation purposes, but then I think it makes sense to keep it from human completely…