Still loving the Boardwalk!

Here are a few more pics from the boardwalk here at Audubon's Corkscrew Swamp Sanctuary.

Tom and I reflected in the glass of  a device used to record the water level. The meter is still working but it looks like Hurricane Irma took out the graphing function.

This is a neat spider we saw. Some variety of orb spider.

You can see orchids on this tree. They are not currently in bloom.

One of the trees that was felled during hurricane Irma. This one is extra interesting because a strangler fig has put a root down the hollow inside of the cypress tree.

Another orchid plant.

Beautiful lily

Another lily next to a cypress tree. Just pretty and peaceful.

one HUGE alligator. This one is probably 14 feet long. Glad he is over on the island and not too near the boardwalk.

One last photo of a rare Ghost Orchid. To see better pictures, please go here to the page about them at the Audubon Corkscrew Swamp Sanctuary website. http://corkscrew.audubon.org/visit/corkscrews-ghost-orchids

The Ghost Orchid is very high up in a tree and far from the boardwalk. This is a great thing for the orchid since people try to poach them.

This is zoomed in on the same shot. I know you can't see them well, but at least I can prove we saw them. *lol* Be sure to check out the link above.

So far we are loving this area and are enjoying the people we meet. If you are coming to the Naples/Cape Coral/Ft. Myers area, be sure to look us up. Tom and I would love to give you a guided tour.
Ooops almost forgot this video of Tom walking along the boardwalk. I am not having any trouble getting my daily 10,000 steps in any more. It feels good.