It looked as though we might have another relatively dry day today, so we decided to play tourist and head to Bok Tower about an hour away from Kissimmee. We hit rain along the way, but it stopped for a short while when we got there. It is set in a really nice gardens. Bok Tower Gardens is 250 acres of botanical gardens with the carillon tower being the feature. The tower was built in 1927-28 to house the carillon (bells) and for the private use of the Bok family. The garden was developed as a bird sanctuary. The tower is now a National Historic Landmark.
At about 300 feet high, the grounds of the garden are the highest measured elevation in Florida. Of course, a thunderstorm rolled in shortly after we got there and unlike these ladies, we were without umbrellas. So we were stuck in rain shelters within the gardens a couple times.
When the rains finally quit, we continued through the gardens. Ken even tried feeding a couple swans.
It was a great place to see some flora and fauna of Florida.
Here is one of the colorful ducks in the "window on the pond" area.
On the way out, I got a kick out of seeing trailers full of oranges.
Now we're heading to the Sports Bar again.
Foiled again, they say they can't get the Cardinal game tonight.
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