On 5/27/2010 I had the pleasure of visiting the corckscrew Swamp Sanctuary located in Naples, Florida. I've never been there before and I don't think I would have had decided to visit this place if it were not for a class I am taking at FGCU, colloquium.
I thought the place was awesome. I am very much into nature and have a deep appreciation for natural settings such as corckscrew. There is a boardwalk that is suspended above the swamp, that allows people, to literally, walk through the heart of the sanctuary. In no less than a minute of walking through this boardwalk I found myself immersed in this green, setting with swamp water beneath me and cypresses standing to both sides of the board walk. I imagine -and was told by my guide-that a place like this is teeming with wild life. Unfortunately because there was 25 of us, it was impossible for me to sneak up on panthers, deers and any other natural inhabitant of the sanctuary. My guide did not help the cause either, she talked and talked and then talked some more about her experiences on the boardwalk. From time to time when the guide did shup up you could hear birds singing. I believe that my visit would have been a million times better if I were by myself. I did see a 600 year old tree that took my breath away.
As i stated before I loved the sanctuary but disliked the guided visit and the fact that I was eaten alive by deer flies. I have never seen a rattle snake in the wild before and was hoping to see one at corkscrew. I know they inhabit the swamp. I am sure all the noice scared them away.
I am planning on returning to the sanctuary by myself early in the morning in hopes of being able to enjoy it.
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