Our last day in the Everglades included a trip to go for a hike in a nearby state park. We had a nice chat in the parking lot with a ranger who told us where the nearby trails were, and what we might see.
As we were going into the brush, Tam & I were slathering up with mosquito repellent, which prompted the ranger to comment that Johnson tests their mosquito repellent at their park. "Isn't that interesting?" was my only thought at the time. Big mistake.
On our first trail, we made it about 10 yards down a rather mucky trail before the mosquitoes started swarming. We beat a hasty retreat and headed out for a drier trail. We drove about 1/2 mile and tried again - with more repellent and high hopes.
We enjoyed the slightly different flora for a few minutes, trying to watch each others backs for the ever present skeeters. By this time, we're not talking a few - no, there were swarms following us - swooping in for landings.
We made it about 1/4 mile this time, and saw something that made it all worthwhile - a mama turtle laying her eggs in the soft, dry sand of the trail. We decided that was good enough, and beat-feet back to the protection of our car. After that, we decided the City of Naples was the best way to spend the rest of the day.
As we were going into the brush, Tam & I were slathering up with mosquito repellent, which prompted the ranger to comment that Johnson tests their mosquito repellent at their park. "Isn't that interesting?" was my only thought at the time. Big mistake.
On our first trail, we made it about 10 yards down a rather mucky trail before the mosquitoes started swarming. We beat a hasty retreat and headed out for a drier trail. We drove about 1/2 mile and tried again - with more repellent and high hopes.
We enjoyed the slightly different flora for a few minutes, trying to watch each others backs for the ever present skeeters. By this time, we're not talking a few - no, there were swarms following us - swooping in for landings.
We made it about 1/4 mile this time, and saw something that made it all worthwhile - a mama turtle laying her eggs in the soft, dry sand of the trail. We decided that was good enough, and beat-feet back to the protection of our car. After that, we decided the City of Naples was the best way to spend the rest of the day.
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