Last Friday, since we had a rental car, the Riche family and ours drove out to visit a couple national parks on the island. We started at the Rand Nature Center. We got an interesting tour of the various items made with tree bark on the island (wicker-type fans, purses, etc), as well as information about the growth of a Conch. After our indoor tour, we walked around the property to see the various plants & trees that grow on the islands. The pond had some turtles in it, and, being summer, we had to be careful not to walk into the Banana Spider webs! That afternoon, we drove east out to the Lucayan National Park. One side of the street has a path that takes you to a couple caves with bats (some in our group saw 1). When you cross the street, you follow a beautiful path over a creek and mangrove marsh to the beach. It was beautiful! We had the beach all to ourselves. The kids had a great time splashing in the rough waves. We really feel like we had a chance to learn a little more about the nature of the island.
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| Education about the growth span of a conch |
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| Walking around the Nature Center |
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| turtles in the pond |
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| Checking out Ben's Cave |
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| Beach time!! |
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