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Florida road trip part 2: to Key West and Dry Tortugas NP

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Before we left Homestead, we stopped at the Everglades Outpost, a(nother) spot for rescued / illegally traded animals. We saw alligators, a camel, a zebra, wolves … so sad. They release if they can but most animals (like the declawed cougar and the teeth-removed lemur) cannot be released into the Florida wild. ( https://www.evergladesoutpost.org/ ) From there, we started our drive south to Key West, with the plan to stop at Robbie’s Marina to feed the tarpons (like we did in Belize). It was our first experience of with Florida roadside attractions … and our last! The pelicans were so aggressive and took all the sardines and the tarpons were so over fed that they didn’t seem to even want food! Ida got pecked by a pelican on the arm! It was also our first time experiencing a tornado warning as all the phones in the crowded marina went off at the same time. Then we experienced wind and rain like never before! (And we were all pretty scared for a few minutes) On the road again, we drove do...