We crossed the Florida Everglades, which has Highway 41 cutting straight lines through the middle. Along this highway is the Miccosukee Indian reservation and associated, gift shops, airboat rides, casino and tribal village highlight. There is also a Miccosukee Indian restaurant which we stopped at, but we were a bit disappointed they didn't have any Balti or Curry dishes!
At the edge of all this natural wilderness and it is a massive piece of land, we arrived in Naples. We checked into the Cove Inn, a gem of a place overlooking the harbour and marina. All for less than $80 a night.
We were given a wonderful room, recently renovated and classically decorated. We couldn't believe our luck in finding this place, so decided to stay a couple of days.
South of Naples Bay are some of the most amazing homes we have seen. Most of them have been built in a pseudo Italian mansion style and looking at the real estate windows, nothing sells for less than $3 million. It's not just how the other half live, it's how most live in this area. We thought it could have been Mafia money from back in the day, as this whole area of Florida has Italian names and connotations.
The wonderful Naples beach.
The view from our balcony. Wonderful!
As we travel, we find places that really make the trip a pleasure and adventure and Naples is one of those places.
Our next stop is Clearwater and our final meeting place with old friends. The road to Clearwater takes us across some amazing bridges and roadways.
We've come across bridges like this all over the place and we are still amazed at the construction involved.
So next stop is Clearwater.
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