Alligators and Crocodiles

Jam packed day today.  We started with breakfast on the patio at the News Cafe on Ocean Drive.  This is a cafe where Versace used to hang out (Versace's house is a few doors down on Ocean Drive).  Lovely breakfast, and a lovely view of Miami Beach as well.  Then we were picked up at the hotel for a 3 hour Everglades tour.  The ride on the air boat was so much fun - better than a roller coaster.  Sadly it was a bit cool today (by Miami standards) so the alligators were staying in their nests.  The Everglades is the only place in the world where you can see both alligators and crocodiles.  The crocodiles keep down near the sea, while the alligators keep to the fresh water. 
When we got back to the park headquarters we were able to see some alligators up close, both a baby and and adult, and even had our photos taken with a baby alligator.
We were a bit dubious about having our photo taken with the baby alligator on the grounds that it might be exploiting the animal, but apparently this alligator was born in captivity and apparently the National Park Service are not even allowed to put captive born alligators back into the wild.  So the baby alligator will have to live out its life in the "tourist" zone of the park anyhow.

This evening we decided to try out some Cuban cuisine at a restaurant called Havana 1957, again out on Ocean Drive with a great view of Miami beach in the dusk.  Amazing meal and some out of this world mojitos!