Living La Vida Local - Part 1

Ok, so Saturday we had a slow start to the day and then decided to do two things. Hike and go to the beach. When I walk/jog some mornings, I pass a Nature Preserve. There are two entrances and both are hemmed in by condo buildings. I haven't stopped because I've been too tired after my workouts. Side note: I discovered that trek I took around most of the island a couple of weeks ago was just over 10 miles - no wonder I was so sore afterwards! My more regular routines are just over 6 miles. Anyway, Saturday seemed like a good day to actually walk inside the park and see what it had to offer.

There are two entrances and since this one had all kinds of warning signs daring us to enter at our own risk because of the "many" obstacles on the trail, we started there. It certainly didn't look too scary. We bravely trudged on. In about a minute, we came to a jut to the right that took us to what looked like the Everglades. Mangroves...white birds...water...mosquitoes. Were there alligators? That would be exciting and dangerous!  No - but there were fish.  Well ok. Once back on the main trail, we started noticing the large crab holes and realized that they were our obstacles. I think we could handle them.