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Breakfast at 7Eleven, a short stop at Siesta Key, Sarasota, and then: Myakka River State Park. Originally I didn't have it on my list, but I'm extremely glad I visited it. It is very scenic and has a couple of short hikes. It is probably best visited by canoe, unfortunately I've never done that before thus I didn't dare to try it traveling alone...
The Everglades look quite a bit like the moors in Northern Germany. For me who grew up near such places the Everglades probably aren't as scenic as for others. One interesting aspect is that the vegetation is quite different from what I've seen in relatively old documentations, as the swamp is slowly drying out.
The Merritt Island National Wildlife Refuge is located North of the John F. Kennedy Space Center and is a large marsh area. I watched Manatees, got some photos on Scrub Trail as well on Palm Hammock Trail and got quite wet on Oak Hammock Trail. The hammock trails are quite interesting with a very distinct tropical vegetation. The Wildlife Drive is also very interesting, though in the afternoon there were not many birds to see. The bald eagle was nowhere to be seen, the osprey sat at the highway instead, but I saw some birds at least. I forgot the bird guide and have to look up at home what exactly I saw...