My excuse to see gators and eat fried Oreos are when friends show up in South Florida with their children. The day starts with the hour drive from Ft. Lauderdale to Coppertown, population 9 humans. Here you can rent a private airboat or purchase tickets for their frequent tours. In the picture below I am doing a show and tell with my nephew on sawgrass and behind us is an alligator. An hour is usually enough time to enjoy the boat road, see gators and birds and enjoy the beauty of this river of grass.

When done we always head to the public park’s Shark Valley entrance. On a nice day you can see gators bathing in the sun right on the banks of the foot path. Click the photo to see my story on this spectacular place.

Next we head up the street, before the turnpike, and stop at Moe’z for lunch. The food is good, nothing fancy, and the double stuffed fried Oreos are wonderful. Like us on FB to see more pictures of the spectacular wildlife we saw.