The group woke up extremely early this morning considering most of us didn’t get to bed before midnight last night. We left the hostel by 8:45 am to get to the Visitor’s Center in the Everglades by 9:00. There we met our guides Louie, Alice, Sam and Sirisa. All four are volunteer staff. Our task today was to eradicate an invasive plant called the Lead Tree. Before we did anything we were told of the dangers of working in the Everglades, particularly the places we were working in at Flamingo Island. I think due to weather being a little colder than usual, the three different species of rattlesnakes weren’t really an issue but there was a very poisonous tree that we were working around quite a bit called Poison Wood.
Louie, the boss, gave us a bit of a break today by letting us go a little early. Instead of working they gave us a tour of a few places in the Everglades. We went to the marina hoping to see crocodiles or manatees, but no luck. We saw all different species of birds plus tons of alligators on a walk down the Anhinga trail though. After we were done and made it back to the hostel, we discussed dinner plans for the group. We just got home from eating and are making plans to hang out with other people staying at the hostel later tonight. Tomorrow we will be back in the Everglades working and taking advantage of the time spent there to learn all about the inhabitants of this amazingly beautiful National Park.
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