Florida City continued

Ok, we're really behind!! I'll try and catch up so the next few may be brief. We had about 10 days without internet which was way too long. Internet, don't ever leave me again!

Anyway, just a quick note on the previous post which Nate didn't finish(!)...

So, we went to the Robert is Here fruit stand to get some of his famous fruit milkshakes. There's a cool story about Robert that goes something like this...

As a young boy Robert's dad sent him out to sell cucumbers on the side of the road. After a whole day Robert hadn't sold any. His dad could not believe that people wouldn't want to buy delicious cucumbers so the next day he sent him out with a sign saying "Robert is Here". And he's been there ever since. Now it's a bit more than a fruit stand and they specialise in tropical fruits, jams, honeys and all sorts of delicious treats. Key lime honey is surprisingly tasty.

Let's be honest though, these 'milkshakes' come with a spoon and it is impossible to suck anything through the straw so they are hardly milkshakes as i would know them, more like ice cream blended with fruit and perhaps a dash of milk. Don't get me wrong, they are super-delicious. Here are some of the guys enjoying them. I had pineapple and coconut the first day and blackberry the second but there was about 20 or so flavours including their famous Key Lime.

We grabbed a Key Lime pie too which is one of the local specialities. Yep, it was delicious. I forgot to take a photo so here are some tiny bananas.

We also saw a sign for the Florida Panther which is think is just about as real as the Nannup tiger. Here's me and Chrizb looking terrified.

And here's Neil enjoying the serenity while taking a break from Canoeing (which is hard work!). Luckily there were 75cent beers back at the shop where we got the canoes. Oh yeah and a massive croc and some manatees! Hooray for manatees.