Re: OT: Florida Vacation question

Posted by bo on June 04, 2007 at 05:39:35 from (64.30.244.112):

In Reply to: OT: Florida Vacation question posted by Howard H. on June 03, 2007 at 20:32:40:

I don't know of tours in orange groves but they're all over the place..that is, you can see them from the road. There's really not much to tour in a orange grove....just a buch of trees. As for your pick your own...must be a place or two but I don't know of any.

If you're deep in southwest Florida...this is where the huge groves are and the orange semis keep rolling to the huge orange processing factories...but...the towns are far and few inbetween. I suppos you could stay at the local hotel/motel and just drive around. Immokolee is pretty deep in the everglade orange area and is close to ...day trip....to Fr. Meyers..but...there is nothing there but oranges...not many roads and no towns to speak of. South Florida is all coastal. If you're closer to Orlando...then you might get more "tourist" stuff.

Bring sunblock...seriously...watch for sunburns...keep most of the body covered. No seeums...you can see them...tiny gnats with razors for teeth...generally attack the ankles and legs...you won't see them until you feel the pain....then you'll look and you just barely make it out... no particular season...but more frequent in the summer..a good insect repellent will handle them. If you let them bite...they'll raise heck with the legs.

Fire ants...if you stray off the paved areas...watch out for mounds of sand...if you step on one and it's a fire ant mound...they'll swarm all over your legs and you'll wish you died. Not a problem if you keep moving or watch where you put your feet. Also...if you stray off the beaten path....just watch where you put your feet and hands...snakes. Also...keep in mind..everything in florida stings, bites, poisons and generall messes you up.. so..don't feel like you need to try to pull out a palmetto as you won't be able to and it's loaded with spikes...I've been into the swamps and back lands with frequency...use your head and you'll see a totally different world than what you are accustom to.

Also...keep in mind that the "real Florida" is pretty nasty....what you'll see in the developed areas is polished, watered, trimmed and imported.

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