We’ve been camping in the secluded Big Cypress National Preserve just north of the Everglades.

Our original plan was to tour the Everglades from here, however the flu had other ideas. It hit me first, then Madi, followed promptly by Jamon. Drew had a bit of a tummy bug in the first few days but fortunately, has fought off the worst of it thus far. We took this as a sign that we needed a bit of R&R to start our adventure. 😴

We did get to see lot of alligators in and around the lake in our campground. Great opportunity to reinforce with the kids that we respect all creatures & their habitats.

Everyone seems to be on the mend now & we are headed down to the keys today. Ferry ride out to the Dry Tortugas is scheduled for Friday.