My friend and I took the classical tourist fan-boat ride into the everglades. Tip: pack ear plugs and a big pair of glasses. The fan boat is load and they’ll hand out paper towels to wrap up and stuff into your ears, but the plugs are easier and better. Also, with the fan boat whipping at every reed, tiny little things tend to get knocked off and a big pair of glasses will protect your eyes. Note: I’ve never been injured or hurt on any of our tours (3 total so far), but sometimes lil green plant parts are knocked about and I use caution. Then we toured the gator farms. The only insight I can share is this: do NOT feed the storks!! OMG… I was chased by a stork around the entire gator park. They are big birds, and they want whatever is in your hand. Here I was surrounded by hundreds upon hundreds of armored and deadly gators, and I’m running away from a big white bird. Irony at its best.