ROAD TRIP 2008-2009 - Orlando happenings...

We decided to visit a place called Gatorland in Kissimmee, right next to Orlando. Although it has been around since 1949, we had never heard of it. It is a large complex dedicated to teaching people about alligators, snakes, and other wildlife in the Florida wetlands. We spent just 2 hours there because everyone was hungry for lunch after the Train Ride. Jon and the boys had planned to go back afterwards with their admission bracelets, but the boys decided that they would rather go back to the hotel and play at the water park/pool. Anyhow, at Gatorland we saw a show called the "Gator Jumparoo". It was feeding time for the alligators and two workers named Bubba and Cooter were charged with hanging chicken parts from a wire and enticing the gators to jump up as high as possible in order to procure their lunches. The emcee made the show very funny with his jokes and making this a contest of who would entice the gators first. The kids then got to pet a baby alligator (just 5 months old) being held by one of the Gatorland workers. We have photos of this, which we will post once we arrive home.