My 13-year-old son wasn't happy that I signed us up for the full-day tour. As we drove back to the hotel at the end of the day he talked about returning next year and adding Garl's snorkeling tour too. It was a fantastic day -- and we do intend to return. We saw the park during the dry season (March) and it would be fun to have Garl show us the park again during the wet season.
We met Garl at the "Robert Is Here" fruit stand (get a tropical fruit milkshake; you'll be glad that you did) then went to Everglades National Park for the tour. The day was broken up into four main parts: a hike, a freshwater kayak trip, a saltwater kayak trip and a night walk. The tour began at noon and ended after 10:00 pm.
Each part of the tour was fun and beautiful. We saw unique places, exotic plants, birds, reptiles, fish and lots of alligators. Garl is super nice and we learned so much from him. It was a warm, sunny day and I was a bit tired at the end of the kayaking; I wasn't sure that I was ready for the night walk but it turned out to be one of the (many) highlights of the trip. It wasn't scary or tiring -- just super exciting. Thank you Garl for sharing the park with us in such a fun and memorable way!