I've traveled to south Florida, and will stay at the Everglades Hostel for a couple days. Then, I'll rent a canoe and paddle into the swamp for an overnight trip - hopefully staying at a chickee. Back out the night of the 19th! Hopefully with a good story and some cool pictures...
What's a chickee? From the Everglade NPS website:
"Chickees are located along interior rivers and bays where no dry land exists. They are elevated 10 foot x 12 foot / 3 m x 3.7 m wooden platforms with roofs, usually constructed on open water, well away from mangrove trees. A narrow walkway leads to a self-contained toilet. You'll need a free-standing tent, since stakes or nails are not allowed."
3 comments:
ahhhh...yesss....the soothing sounds of the everglades and cool (hopefully) breeze off the swamp..errr..i mean natural marshlands (yeah, that sounds a little better).
just what you needed, heh?
Caught up with you, thanks for the call and blog update. Take care. See you on Thursday.
Have you been eaten by a gator yet?
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