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A trip toward Brevard county for an airboat tour, then back in town for Congo River Golf. This album contains a video and several photos I shot, plus many more photos shot by Rosa with Jeff's camera. Jeff wasn't with us this day, but he had loaned his camera to Rosa.

Yeah, the sign pretty well describes the place
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If the sign isn't sufficient, a wider view is quite telling
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Our boat
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Finally, our number's been called
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Vergy's excited and she isn't even on the boat yet!
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A quick pose with the driver
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And we're off!
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Vergy's eye
You'll see various scenery shots, taken (I believe) by Vergy. She has a great photographic eye.

Of course, gator sightings were an important part of the trip
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There's another one
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Other wildlife is icing on the cake
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Colorful bird
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Rosa and Melvin
Okay, even for an elongated airboat designed to hold a couple rows of four people each, this trip rocked. Airboats are fun!

Airboat cruisin'
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Airboat cruisin' video
A short video to give you a little better idea what riding full-tilt speed on an airboat is like—complete with my camera strap briefly flying in front of the lens. Also, if you listen very carefully above the engine noise near the end of the clip, you may can hear Vergy scream (excitement, not fear) as we round a tight corner.

A girl's delight
Vergy thought the little girl in front of us was cute and wanted to take a couple shots, so I handed her the camera.

A girl's delight
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A girl's delight
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More gators
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Still more gators
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See it in the bushes, up on the bank?
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The driver explains it all
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Oh okay, one more pose
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Melvin and Rosa
Never mind that this is an adorable shot—I really love how the lighting turned out—the sun behind them just barely above the frame and the camera's flash filling in their faces.

Swamp scenery
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Swamp scenery
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Vergy and Rosa
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Rosa and Melvin
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Rosa realizes I'm shooting photos
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Airboat cruisin'
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Vergy and me
Another interesting lighting shot with the sun backlighting Vergy and me. This one almost looks like we're sitting in front of a projection screen, pretending to be out airboating!

Big blades
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Big blades
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Big blades
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Airboat cruisin'
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Crazy fishermen
Hilarious. These overweight guys were fishing and seemed to enjoy flashing their chest and stomach to all the airboats tours that passed by.

Returning to the restaurant/boat dock
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Returning to the restaurant/boat dock
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Vergy loves trucks
You simply cannot comprehend, to its full extent, the degree to which Vergy loves trucks—especially Chevys.

Detour to Vergy's old neighborhood
After airboating, we drove just a couple miles to where Vergy used to live when she was working in the county as a sheriff.

Former home
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The western view
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Pond view
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I'm probably in trouble for this one
Sorry guys, I know you two probably are hating this photo, but Rosa's expression is priceless! This was parked outside Congo River Golf just before we went in.

Congo River Putt Golf
Thus, we ended our day playing adventure mini-putt golf. Amazing—I had lived just a mile or two from this place for more than ten years and this is the first time I actually went in.