September 27

We did another scratch-off activity today and visited the Alligator Farm in Saint Augustine. The girls and I have been there before, but Billy hasn’t. It was pretty fun. This shot is of Maximo, their 15-foot 9+ inch crocodile, who was hungry for chicken today. They only get fed once a week, so we lucked out getting to see it. Christina is still fascinated by Gomek, who is a 17+ foot crocodile who died at the farm in 1997 and remains in the Guinness Book of World Records for largest crocodile ever. They still have a room set up in his honor, and it’s pretty cool to see. The bonus points for this activity was to do the zip line tour, but everyone passed on it. Christina was going to do it with me until she learned you have to wear lace-up shoes to do it. Apparently hers are still wet from walking home in the rain on Thursday. Oh well. Maybe next time.