Thursday was tourist day indeed! We began with a drive over to Myakka River State Park to take the canopy walk. This is a boardwalk built among the treetops in swinging bridge fashion with a tower approximately 74' high at the end where you can easily look over the forest. The walk allows you to examine closely the ferns, lichens, airplants, and insects living up in the trees. The adjoining nature walk is through a palm and oak hammock with many small palms in the undergrowth. We did even see some wild pigs.
We ventured along the backroads to see Solomon's Castle, a strange creation for sure! Next to the castle is the boat on a moat that Solomon built for the restaurant. It was worth the drive. It is amazing how many "older people" you find at this time of year in Florida no matter where you go. We all seem to enjoy the same things.
After a bar-b-q sandwich in the parking lot in Myakka City (no restaurants there) we arrived at the Herrman Lipizzaner show. For 90 minutes we were entertained by the beautiful horses as they were put through a training session with explanations about all the maneuvers.
Our photos are posted also.
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