Mosquitopocalypse

Hello, I hope you enjoyed my little clip on the Everglades. You probably noticed the part where Lily sprayed for her life, so I would like to expand upon just how bad these mosquitoes were.

In the Everglades, bugs are a necessary part of the food chain. Birds like bugs. So in the campground and everywhere else in the park they don’t spray for mosquitoes (understandable).

Everglades is basically a big swamp/marshland. Mosquitoes + water + heat = a lot of mosquitoes.

These we’re the kind of bugs that would chase you while riding a bike. We opened the car windows a crack (because it was hot) and they managed to find it and swarm inside. You had about ten seconds once you stepped outside to

a. Put bug spray on

b. Find a place to take shelter or

c. Get eaten alive

It was pretty bad. I don’t really know if it was worth it either cause Everglades wasn’t super interesting. We saw a couple of cool birds and a few alligators but other than that it just looked like Charleston marsh.

So to my CHS friends, the Everglades is basically Palmetto State Park but with more bugs and more heat. Probably not worth the visit but you might see a crocodile or flamingo (maybe)

To everyone else, just go to Charleston. It’s prettier.

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The campground we were at, Flamingo Campground, was deep in the Everglades and an hour from the nearest town.

(Almost at the southest part of the lower 48! Next time we really will be 😉)

We took a trip to run some errands and got some fruit at Robert Is Here, a local fruit stand which has turned into quite a tourist destination.

We tried some exotic fruits, like Thai bananas, which were like mini bananas but with a little tang. The place even had a petting zoo in the back (with the sweet tortoise you saw in the vid.)

And that was our stay in the Everglades! Thanks for reading.

Buh bye now!

-R.D.

PS

Aren’t we cute? part 2