Gatorland

The other day we had an unofficial curbside outing! A couple of us went to Gatorland! It was so cool. Gatorland is basically a zoo but just for alligators. We saw a couple shows and learned about alligators... you know things like if you see one, run as fast as you can, (you don't have to zig zag) you'll be able to outrun them. One of the shows was called Jumperoo. They dangle meat over them and we got to watch the gators jump for it. Also there was a "Gator Wrastlin" show where a guy did some cool and dangerous things with a gator. They also had giant turtles and birds there. We got a stick with bird food on it and they landed on our hands, it was probably the coolest part.

We also held a baby alligator, which was really fun! (notice the snake is on the opposite end as me
.. ew I hate snakes!)

It's been fun to do some things outside of Disney and experience things in Florida that aren't Disney related; believe it or not it is actually a little refreshing. Next week we are going to go kayaking, I'm really excited for that!!

"Welcome to Florida, the State Where Everything Tries to Kill You."

The other day I was working curbside at the Yacht Club. It was a very slow day so, my fellow curbsiders and I started talking about Florida. Our conversation ended with someone saying "Welcome to Florida, the state where everything tries to kill you." Here are a few of those things we discussed:

Apparently here in the next couple weeks these yellow horse flies come out and apparently they are   vicious and when they bite you they leave welts and they hurt for a really long time. I've been told when they come out to cover my body in Skin So Soft lotion (they tend to not like the scent), but then again I've been told that nothing will help.

If you get bitten by a fire ant, don't mess with the bump it leaves. Although it'll itch like crazy, it'll hurt more if you pop it.

These things called love bugs come out soon too. Apparently they will be everywhere and when I say everywhere I mean they cover cars and they can't swim so when they fly into the water they die, and there will be tons AND tons of them. These aren't harmful, but I figured they were okay to include because they are a huge annoyance.

Next, there are the drivers down here. It's an understatement to say I fear for my life every time I drive somewhere. I don't know if it's the amount of tourists or just the road rage and impatient people down here. I personally think it's a combination of the two. Driving is dangerous.

I've been told that the summer months it gets so hot here that the curbside team takes turns going inside for ten minutes at a time just to cool off. So, let's pray there's no heat stroke in my future.

Well, it's always sunny in Florida =)...and those are just a few of the things I've learned about recently, I'm sure there are more. Needless to say it was a funny conversation and I feel a little more prepared to take on the critters, the heat, and well... as for the driving I don't think that will ever get better.

Oh! and hurricane season starts June 1st. =)