Today Barbara and I went to Arthur R. Miller Loxahatchee National Wildlife Refuge ( http://loxahatchee.fws.gov ). This is an area that has been restored to the natural everglades state before all the land development. The information center is brand new (6 months old) and has a lot interesting exhibits. One we liked was were when you walk into the room it tells you about all the sounds you would hear in the everglades at night as told to a boy by his father. After walking around the visitor center we went out and walked along the raised boardwalk that goes through the cypress swamp. Then we drove to the end of the access road and I got some pictures of birds in their natural habitat (I love my 10X zoom on the new camera).
We left Loxahatchee and drove to South Florida Science Museum (http://www.sfsm.org). This museum is a small science museum geared to kids, but I am just a kid at heart. They have a lot of interactive displays that show various science concepts. Outside they have a science trail with a set of whisper domes and a kaleidoscope that you can stand in and see thousands of images of yourself. Also outside they have a train set that runs on solar power. All in all we had another great day.
