| After my rather quaint and leisurely
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| | the Water Management Authority uses their
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| scenic boat ride through Winter Park, a
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| | airboats because they virtually float on
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| rather different boating experience was in
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| | the water and are less invasive to plant
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| store for me: a high speed airboat ride
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| | and wildlife than regular propeller driven
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| through Lake Tohopekaliga, provided by
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| | boats.In addition, the company has added
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| Boggy Creek Airboat Rides.We got started
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| | swamp buggy rides to their offerings about
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| early in the morning and took the first
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| | 4 months ago. The swamp buggy was
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| tour out. The temperature must have been
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| | completely custom built by a company that
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| about 45 degrees Fahrenheit or so, and in
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| | regularly builds monster trucks. We
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| wise anticpation we both wore our Canadian
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| | entered this monster vehicle from its rear
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| winter jackets. Good thing, because it
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| | end over a ramp and started our swamp
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| gets pretty darn cold zooming along at
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| | buggy tour.Chad, being the all-round
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| high speed on the airboats.We were the
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| | talented individual that he is, also took
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| first ride out of the gate, and
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| | us out on the swamp buggy, this
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| fortunately we were provided with white
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| | custom-built monster contraption. We went
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| blankets which kept us reasonably warm.
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| | through some solar-powered remote
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| Off we went on our 6-passenger airboat,
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| | controlled gates onto a working cattle
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| exploring the coastline of Lake
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| | ranch. Florida actually still has a pretty
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| Tohopekaliga, getting a glimpse at various
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| | sizeable cattle industry, and the historic
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| types of wetland birds, including bald
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| | term for Florida cowboys actually is "cow
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| eagles, ospreys, egrets and cranes that
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| | men".On our swamp buggy ride we saw a
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| live here in the Central Florida
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| | variety of wildlife, including cattle and
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| Everglades. The name of the lake means
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| | some awefully cute baby cows. We also
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| "sleeping tiger" and it extends over
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| | caught a glimpse of the very tail end of
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| 11,968 acres.Our captain, "big and beefy
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| | an alligator, who was doing its best to
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| Chad", took us around to give us an idea
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| | hide itself under the leafy vegetation
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| of an authentic Florida lake experience.
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| | surrounding a little pond. We also saw
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| At one point he drove the airboat onto
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| | some deer and a whole range of different
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| land and got out of the boat to take a
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| | birds, including the tall sandhill cranes
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| picture of us. After the picture he really
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| | who seem to be totally unafraid of human
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| cranked it up as he went northwards on
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| | beings. The ground was pretty wet in some
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| Lake Toho. At the northern end of the tour
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| | areas, and I was amazed that our vehicle
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| he took us into some sidearms of the lake
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| | was capable of plowing through all the
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| where we got see the marshy wetlands up
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| | muck - we even crossed a river!Boggy Creek
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| close. On the way back he took his foot
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| | Airboat Rides and Swamp Buggy Tours is a
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| off the brake and firmly put it on the gas
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| | great family outing, and the high-speed
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| pedal. He mentioned that airboats can
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| | experience will even soothe teenagers'
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| reach speeds up to 65 miles per hour, I
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| | cravings for high adrenaline fun. Airboat
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| think we must have been pretty close. He
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| | tours are generally half an hour long, are
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| even did some gentle turns with the boat
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| | offered every half hour and don't require
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| which turned into an exhiliarating
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| | reservations. In the summer, the company
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| high-speed slalom experience for all us in
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| | offers night rides that are an hour long.
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| the boat.I looked over at my husband, and
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| | Michelle mentioned that on one of the
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| he had a strange smile on his face. After
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| | night tours last summer she saw 17
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| the ride was finished he admitted that he
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| | alligators, who are nocturnal creatures
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| was really scared, for one thing he
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| | and come out in full force at night
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| doesn't swim and he was worried about
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| | time.Well, we didn't really get a good
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| exiting our high-speed vessel. But not to
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| | view of any alligators, but the
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| worry, Chad brought us back safely, and I
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| | combination of airboat ride and swamp
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| for one, being a bit of a high-speed freak
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| | buggy tour really kick-started our engines
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| myself, was glowing with the experience -
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| | for the day!Susanne Pacher is the
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| I truly had a blast!According to Michelle
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| | publisher of a website called Travel and
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| Peters, who works at Boggy Creek Airboat
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| | Transitions ( Travel and Transitions deals
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| Rides, the company was founded by her
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| | with unconventional travel and is chock
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| sister and brother-in-law, Margie and
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| | full of advice, tips, real life travel
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| Chris Long, in 1994 and operation was
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| | experiences, interviews with travellers
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| started with one 6-passenger airboat.
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| | and travel experts, insights and
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| Today, the Boggy Creek Airboat Rides are
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| | reflections, cross-cultural issues,
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| among the top 10 Orlando attractions
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| | contests and many other features. You will
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| according to the Orlando Business Journal.
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| | also find stories about life and the
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| The company now has eight 18-passenger
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| | transitions that we face as we go through
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| boats and two 6-passenger boats.The
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| | our own personal life-long journeys.Submit
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| company is AAA approved and all of its
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| | your own travel stories in our first
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| captains are Master Captains who have to
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| | travel story contest ( and have a chance
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| undergo a one-year apprenticeship. The
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| | to win an amazing adventure cruise on the
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| Coast Guard does surprise inspections to
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| | Amazon River."Life is a Journey Explore
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| ensure compliance with all safety
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| | New Horizons".
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| regulations. Michelle also mentioned that
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