Florida Keys & Everglades - A Creationist Perspective
Come investigate the handiwork of God in the Florida Keys and Everglades! By popular request, we will drive our own vehicles instead of renting a motorcoach. Many participants want to stay in the Keys and Everglades after our time as a group is over and have an extended family vacation. On Friday afternoon we'll meet at Everglades Alligator Farm, where we'll have a unique, fun-filled educational experience. We'll see different species of crocodilians including the American Alligator, American Crocodile, and Spectacled Caiman. Other activities include animal shows and demonstrations as well as a hold-on-to-your-hat airboat ride through the Everglades sawgrass! Going places where no ordinary boat can go, we'll look for different species of fish, turtles, birds, plants, and alligators in their natural habitats.
Then we'll head for Everglades National Park (ENP), the largest protected sub-tropical wilderness in the continental US. Evidence here of the awesome work of our Creator is mind-boggling! ENP consists of more than one million acres of rivers of sawgrass, pineland communities, hardwood hammocks, and seldom-seen endangered wildlife. At the ENP Visitor Center, we'll see their educational displays, movie, and bookstore / gift shop. We’ll also hike the Anhinga Trail looking for native plants and animals (usually lots of birds and alligators!). On our way to the hotel, we'll stop at "Robert is Here" for world-famous exotic milkshakes.
On Saturday morning, we’ll leave early for John Pennekamp Coral Reef State Park in Key Largo, the first undersea park in the US. As we snorkel on the coral reef, we will gain great insight into the intricate workings of the Creator, Who specifically designed the many life forms to live symbiotically in this "city" beneath the sea. We are fortunate in Florida to be able to study these magnificient living monuments that give overwhelming evidence of our Ceator. No problem if you've never snorkeled before! While you do need to be a good swimmer, you do not need snorkeling experience. Our dive master will give snorkeling instructions on the boat as we head for the coral reef. Later, we'll tour the park's visitor center that features a 30,000 gallon saltwater aquarium and other exhibits, and we'll take a mangrove hike interpreting the park's unique marine environment.
PLEASE NOTE:
Participants should be able to hike short distances easily and also be good swimmers. It is very important that children demonstrate the ability and willingness to follow adult instructions and also be physically able to keep up with the group throughout the two days.
Minimum number: 25.
Maximum number: 50 (limited by boat capacity).
Minimum age: First grade due to activities planned .
Cost: Cost varies for children and adults, depending on number in room (see registration form). Cost includes creation tour guides, snacks and water during the trip, hotel accommodations, meals from day 1 lunch through day 2 lunch, all entrance fees, boat fares, gratuities, snorkeling equipment rental, and educational handouts.
BEGIN YOUR ADVENTURE.
Our Florida Keys and Everglades overnighter is usually scheduled on a Friday and Saturday. The best time is near the middle to end of May when the ocean water has warmed up for snorkeling and before hurricane season begins. To visit our website calendar and check for available dates or currently scheduled trips, click here.
CONTACT MERILEE CLIFTON at 407-808-4458 (cell / text) or [email protected] with any questions.
Participants should be able to hike short distances easily and also be good swimmers. It is very important that children demonstrate the ability and willingness to follow adult instructions and also be physically able to keep up with the group throughout the two days.
Minimum number: 25.
Maximum number: 50 (limited by boat capacity).
Minimum age: First grade due to activities planned .
Cost: Cost varies for children and adults, depending on number in room (see registration form). Cost includes creation tour guides, snacks and water during the trip, hotel accommodations, meals from day 1 lunch through day 2 lunch, all entrance fees, boat fares, gratuities, snorkeling equipment rental, and educational handouts.
BEGIN YOUR ADVENTURE.
Our Florida Keys and Everglades overnighter is usually scheduled on a Friday and Saturday. The best time is near the middle to end of May when the ocean water has warmed up for snorkeling and before hurricane season begins. To visit our website calendar and check for available dates or currently scheduled trips, click here.
CONTACT MERILEE CLIFTON at 407-808-4458 (cell / text) or [email protected] with any questions.
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Questions? Contact Bill or Merilee Clifton at 407-808-4458 (cell / text) or [email protected].
Copyright © 2024 by Science Partners LLC. All rights reserved.
