CALYPS3O
2007 Journal
Indiana
School for the Deaf
Indian Creek High School
Day
4, Saturday, June 16, 2007
Ben
(ICHS):
Today
was a lot of fun. We had a pretty easy morning, as we didn't have to
be anywhere super early. Most of us slept in, but a select few got up
nice and early (8:00, hey it's all relative) to go to the beach. We
left and had lunch at the Lone Cabbage, where some of us tried gator
meat. We agreed that it tasted like chewy chicken. From the Lone Cabbage,
we drove five to ten minutes to a place where we went on an airboat
ride. We learned a lot about alligators, including their age (65-70
years), and how to guess their size. We also learned that alligator
gender is determined by their egg temperatures, and that there are five
times as many females as males. As adults, male alligators have ten
to fifteen females. We saw many different sizes of alligators from babies
to one that was almost eleven feet long! Afterwards, we went back to
the hotel for a couple hours, where most of us napped, then went the
the Lobster Shanty for dinner (great seafood). We're having a great
time down here and we'll keep you posted.
Corey
(ISD):
I
was excited when I woke up today because we went to the beach. While
we were at the beach, we watched two of the rocket gantries at Patrick
Air Force Base being demolished. We saw the explosion and then the gantries
collapsed. We played in the waves, walked along the beach, and looked
for shells. We saw a homeless man who had slept on the beach all night.
We wondered what had happened to him and why he was homeless.
We walked back to the hotel and got ready to go out for lunch. We went
to a restaurant called Lone Cabbage Fish Camp. It is close to the river.
I ordered a combo meal with frog legs, catfish, and fried gator. I liked
the frog legs and gator the best. The gator tasted like chicken and
the frog legs tasted like fish.
We went to Midway Airboat Center in Christmas, Florida. Before the airboat
ride, I got to hold a baby alligator. The baby alligator's belly was
smooth and soft, but its back was rough and hard. We went on an airboat
ride on the St. Johns River. I thought it was amazing when we saw a
Seminole Indian burial mound. We saw many alligators, birds, cows, and
a couple of horses. I also got to hold a large python named Baby. I
was surprised to find out that it eats one rabbit every 3 weeks. After
the airboat ride, we convinced James to take us to Ron Jon's Surf Shop.
We came back to the hotel and changed into nice clothes. We went to
a nice restaurant called "The Lobster Shanty." I tried something
new and ordered rock shrimp. It was too much food for me and I couldn't
eat it all. I really liked the rock shrimp. I had cheese cake for dessert,
too.
My favorite part of the whole day was holding the baby alligator!
Eating
lunch on the patio at Lone Cabbage Fish Camp "Queen"
Carrie ate too much!
We ate fried alligator then held a baby alligator !
We held a baby alligator then rode an airboat to see them in the wild.
We had a short safety briefing from the captain of Midway Airboats.
It was strange to see cattle along the St. Johns River.
We loved the airboat ride and afterwards, some of held a large python.
Tyler
says, "Hey Dad, look what I am holding!" Sarah
isn't sure if she likes holding the python.
Cool Dudes
Aren't we beautiful and handsome?????
A gorgeous sunset for our last night in Cocoa Beach
Messages from home:
Kailee, We really enjoyed your letter. It sounds like you are having
a great time. Just remember to be careful when you scuba dive. It's
the mawmaw in me. Continue to have a great time and we will see you
soon. Bunches of love, Mawmaw Joyce
