Ryan didn't have a baseball game this morning so we decided to drive down to St Augustine which is about 45 minutes away to check out the Alligator Farm. It was "way more cool" (as Ryan said) than we expected.
The first exhibit you come to is the Albino Alligator. A genetic anomaly for sure. What we were most amazed by is that the alligators and turtles co-habitate together. These turtles were climbing all over the alligator and even in front of his mouth and it never seemed to phase him.
Soon we came upon this large exhibit and thought this must be the highlight because we counted over 40 gators hanging out in the enclosure.
Alas......we were wrong. The swamp had hundreds of these gators.
They had little vending machines like gumball machines where you could put 25 cents in and it would dispense disgusting smelling pellets. All smells aside.....the gators loved them.
There was also a "Galapagos Turtle" exhibit that was interesting as we learned the turtles actually liked to petted on their necks. They were just as big as this statue that the girls are on!
There was a rogue gator roaming the planks that went right after Ryan!
But Paul came to his rescue, tackled him, and made sure we were all safe.
Thanks for saving us Dad, and for taking us to this awesome exhibit of reptiles.
The first exhibit you come to is the Albino Alligator. A genetic anomaly for sure. What we were most amazed by is that the alligators and turtles co-habitate together. These turtles were climbing all over the alligator and even in front of his mouth and it never seemed to phase him.
Alas......we were wrong. The swamp had hundreds of these gators.
There was a rogue gator roaming the planks that went right after Ryan!
But Paul came to his rescue, tackled him, and made sure we were all safe.
Your blog looks awesome! Also, love the shirt. And, alligators are so stinkin cool...when you are not swimming with them. :)
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