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29th of January 1989 - 6th of July 1990

23th of June - 1st of July 1990

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Club Aventura Akumal 22th - 25th of June 1990

Pencil fish	Sergeant Major fish




We enjoy the beach, the snorkeling and the all you can eat! 24th of June 1990

	Barracuda
We drive back from Akumal to Cancun and flight to Miami Floirda 25th of June 1990


Flight from Cancun (Mexico) to Miami (USA) 25th of June 1990

We drive to Homestead Florida. We stay in the Motor Inn over night.
Visit of the John Pennekamp Coral Reef State Park FL 26th of June 1990
We make a tour with a glas bottom boat to the coral reefs


Swamps	Mangroves




Everybody is a little bit seasick

A very gentle Racoon



We visit the Everglades National Park FL 27th of June 1990
Click on it!








The snapping turtle 27th of June 1990
The very unfriendly turtle (snapping turtle)	which crossed the street	and Stephen wanted to save it	but suddendly it jumped unexpected high and everybody got quite frighten
The Florida Snapping Turtle (Chelydra serpentina osceola)is related to the Common Snapping Turtle. It is only found in Florida and Georgia. This is a dangerous turtle. It can grow up to 17 inches long and have a weight up to 45 pounds. It's tail is almost as long as his shell and it has saw-edges along the top of the tail. The shell also has rough points down the middle. The shell is tan to dark brown and may have green algae growing on it. NEVER TOUCH A SNAPPING TURTLE! Their jaws are strong and they will snap very quickly. One snap could bite off a finger. So leave them alone! They’ll eat almost anything: water bugs, fish, lizards, small birds, mice, plants, and even dead animals. Snapping turtles live in ponds under the shadows. They don’t like to rest in the sun like most turtles. Instead, they dig into the mud on the bottom of the pond with only their eyes and nose showing. They are extremely fast swimmers, but if you leave them alone, they’ll usually leave you alone.


Miccosukee Indian Village in the Everglade National Park 27th of June 1990
Miccosukee Indian Village - Mile Marker 70 - U.S. 41 Tamiami Trail - Miami, FL




We visit Sanibel-Island FL 28th of June 1990
Kona Kai Motel for two nights





We expected to find big sea shells and went for a walk early in the morning 29th of June 1990

Mathew is still very tired,but it is about 5 o'clock in the morning



	Finally we found lots of sea shells but not one big one!

On the way to Orlando, where Heini leaves us for a business-trip 30th of June 1990


We stay for two nights in the Econologe Orlando
The kids and me visit Disney World Magic Kingdom Orlando FL 1st of July 1990













The Street Parade of Magic Kingdom 1st of July 1990

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