January 30, 2009

More Rod & Gun

We decided to stay another night at the Rod & Gun club here in Everglades City.
We rode our bikes out towards Chokoloskee, and stopped at the ranger station for Everglades National Park. Then we rode on over to The Oyster House restaurant and ate lunch. We had to sit next to a a table with Purdue people.
A front came through today and dropped the temperature down to 65 degrees. Break out the polartec.
This afternoon, another boat came in. It's about 24', home made, and has a jet drive. The registration numbers start with "UT".
I talked with it's owner, and heard his interesting story. (I was sure he would say he was doing the loop--but no.)
He launched in Wyoming, came down the Missouri, up the Mississippi and Illinois to the great lakes, out the St. Lawrence Seaway, down the east coast, across the Okeechobee, and is on his way to South America. Stopped here to go through the Everglades, When he gets to South America, it is his plan to go up all their rivers.

The Rod & Gun Club is a very interesting place.

Built quite some time ago..............................

The inside is pretty much as it has been forever. Dark cypress wood and low lighting

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