Just a Short Trip to an Island

[ FLASHBACK ] adventures from an earlier time.
It was a beautiful day and seemed to be a good idea to take a short trip over to one of the Islands. So we grabbed or cameras, some gear, and headed off for a new adventure. It was a great day to explore new places and see new things. The Island was plush and green with all kinds of plants & flowers that we had never seen before… simply beautiful. We had the option of going exploring by Jeep or on foot. We elected to start out on foot first… you just miss too many things by riding… and we didn’t want to miss anything. Except for a few small animals, that I could not quite figure out exactly what they were, the Island seemed to be strangely devoid of wildlife… but the wild looking trees, plants, and flowers maintained our attention.
We were assured that “We would see much larger animals later in our travels… so have your cameras ready”. Our cameras are always ready. We still could not get over the trees and flowers. Than there was more and more unusual wildlife starting to appear. A bit strange looking at first, but never the less, a bit awesome.

Than we saw the Visitors Center… wow… it was something out of a movie… just across the lake.
Filled with lots of animals that were nice to see, some cute and some that gave you an eerie feeling.

Than there was the compound where they use to do research and keep larger animals, now abandoned.

Than we hopped into the jeep and on with the tour!
Very Impressive… so what was behind that 50’ Gate?

More than we had ever imagined… a step back in time

Are you sure this is safe? “Absolutely” !

This was a little too “Up close & Personal” for me!

Almost lost my… ah… hat!

But we survived without incident… and got some great pictures to remember our day by.

It truly was…

An “Island of Adventure”