I was nearly eaten by an alligator!*

*This is for a very broad definition of ‘nearly’ and a purely theoretical definition of ‘eaten’, but the alligator part is all true.

As I mentioned in an earlier post, we briefly escaped the ice and snow of Rochester for a week in Fort Myers, Florida. Although more than 3 hours’ drive from Disney World, the place still has a vaguely unreal aura, at least for those of us unaccustomed to bright blue skies and 81° weather in late January.

See the difference?

Getting to see family again was great – and L got to meet his new cousin for the first time!

Also, there was an alligator.

There will be more to write about this later.