Thursday, May 10, 2007 Poinciana, FL

Today the four of us set out to take an airboat ride at Boggy Creek. What a fantastic experience! We donned earmuff-like protectors because airboats are really loud. Off we went into the swampy nature preserve. When we reached the areas for watching and viewing, we were amazed at the variety of wildlife…blue herons, egrets, alligators, and bald eagles, to name a few. The cypress trees(very different from the ones at Monterey, CA) were beautiful. Because of the extreme lack of rainfall, the unique root systems were exposed and showed where the usual water line would be on the trunks. After the airboat ride, Carlyn and Michael took us around their community so we could see the options available to Solivita homeowners. There is definitely no excuse for boredom with golf, tennis, pools, art classes, bridge lessons and tournaments, a library, computer room, exercise room, water aerobics…need I say more? In the evening, we learned a new game, Mexican dominoes…very fun! Now I have something to put on my Christmas list.