Travel Blogs from Flamingo, United States

The Underwater Kingdom of the Dolphins: Aquaria

A travel blog entry by kirbypic

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    Welcome to the mystical, underwater land of Aquaria! Here you will find a kingdom of dolphins, magical forests, colourful reefs, and much, much more. Dolphin Castle is the main gather-place for the playful dolphins who live here. ...

Everglades National Park - Flamingo

A travel blog entry by jodieandandy

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Tuesday February 3 - 10th,  2009 Arrived at Flamingo Natl Park in the Everglades and checked in at the ranger's booth.  Since mosquitos can be unbearable, there is a "meter" that hangs on the window of the booth that grades the condition ...

Everglades

A travel blog entry by onthesunnyside

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Everglades National Park. Flaches Land, ueber 100 Meilen Laenge Nord-Sued und nur 16 Fuss Gefaelle, aber doch ein Fluss aus Wasser vom Landesinneren ins Meer, so breit wie Florida. Es war nur leider zu trocken, es hat hier seit zwei Jahren kaum geregnet. ...

Everglades National Park, Florida, USA

A travel blog entry by captainjudy

Captain Judy Caseley is a licensed boat captain who lives on the tiny island of Chokoloskee in the midst of Everglades National Park. Judy Caseley provides customized boat tours in the beautiful and enchanting Ten Thousand Islands!  Captain Judy ...

Rubber-eating Vultures

A travel blog entry by carpefeline

... flat and huge Everglades.  No vultures in the parking lot either.         Finally a drive straight to Flamingo now.  We had checked to make sure there was still a gas station there because we had come into the park ...

Leaving Gainsville

A travel blog entry by ericavanetten

... car, then to the Gulf Coast Ranger Station in Everglades City to get our backcountry permits & drop off the kayaks, then we drive to Flamingo to drop off my car (& sort out what we'll bring on the trip under the streetlights), then drive to Miami ...

Cancel what i said about the aviary being a ...

A travel blog entry by bradleyt

... your face as much. Eco Pond is a man-made body of water that is actually a filter for all the waste water that Flamingo produces. It a great natural solution to water treatment. I stopped in at the general store in Flamingo for some bug spray and ...

01 Flamingo

A travel blog entry by tombuttle

... possible showers but warmer (80+ again). Next saga from Long Pine Key after getting more provisions... Tibits: - Ice at the Flamingo marina is more expensive than gasoline; $3.50 for ten pounds which is roughly a gallon when it melts. - ...

In a park full of alligators crocodiles and ...

A travel blog entry by bradleyt

... confused it with a swamp. I watched the shadows creep across the savannah as the sun set. When I got back to Flamingo I grabbed a quick chicken salad sandwich at the general store. This brought the raccoons out. They must love chicken salad because ...

'Glades, Rob & Leo and a little something extra

A travel blog entry by mattncat

... conspiracy for a new form of population control; they really are insane out here! We drove down the length of the Everglades to Flamingo and noted down the Mahogany Hammock, Anhinga (thanks to the Guv'nor we already had this one) and Po Hay Okee trails ...

2007 Florida Chronicles

A travel blog entry by tombuttle

... " - must be a Regional in the area. Continued the trek to Florida City then veered into the Everglades. The Flamingo campgrounds have grown immensely since my last visit in 1972. Definitely love tent life - showers here use unheated water but it ...

May 15, 2010

A travel blog entry by bistromath

Highland Beach - Graveyard Creek

A travel blog entry by ericavanetten

This was our first and only LONG ocean paddle.  Eventually we got to the point at the far end of the bay, which was all mud and dead trees.  Around the corner was the campsite, which was outfitted with men's & women's portapotties, a picnic ...

Everglades

A travel blog entry by drewsiegirl

This trip started out a little rocky!  We are now where we should be.  We had to cancel our trip to Disney on account of Drew being sick. But that is not stopping us from doing some great sight seeing via car and airboat.  We went to the ...