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MinnieM123
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Wow! That sounds like fun. Wish I had done that years ago. Instead, (at that time), I met up with a friend of mine down there from Kissimmee. I had seen an ad for "drive yourself"
airboats. Of course, I told her we had to go! 
So we did. Neither one of us had a clue how to drive it, and the guy that rented the boats only gave us a very quick "lesson" . . . so to speak . . .
. She refused to drive it, so that left me, and off we went into the swamps with ME driving 
!! (Um. . . it seemed like a good idea at the time . . . didn't look too difficult . . . 
)That thing was noisy with the giant fan in the back, and that was good because it muffled out our screams when I nearly drove into another boat!
You should have seen the looks on their faces as we missed each other by less than an inch of space. 
How on earth I ever made it back to the dock with both of us, still aboard and unscathed from our wild adventure, I'll never know! 
MinnieM123
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ajrwdwgirl
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Wow! That sounds like fun. Wish I had done that years ago. Instead, (at that time), I met up with a friend of mine down there from Kissimmee. I had seen an ad for "drive yourself"
Neither one of us had a clue how to drive it, and the guy that rented the boats only gave us a very quick "lesson" . . . so to speak . . .
That thing was noisy with the giant fan in the back, and that was good because it muffled out our screams when I nearly drove into another boat!
This sounds like a hilariously fun adventure!
MinnieM123
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This sounds like a hilariously fun adventure!
Funny, there's a part of me that really wants to go back there, try it again, and "redeem" myself.
In reality, the airboats are tricky to maneuver. One of the toughest things was trying to figure out how far the boat would glide, even when you pulled back on the power. You see, with a car, you apply the brake and stop. But on the water, you cut the power and you still keep moving, depending upon the current in the water. That's what I couldn't wrap my head around, and that's why I nearly crashed into another airboat. Heck, I grew up in a cosmopolitan area up North--what do I know about driving airboats through the Florida swamps?!
unkadug
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It makes life easier but reading some threads a lot harder.
I opted for both.
Nemo14
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Well our boat ride was not as adventurous as Minnie's. In fact it was rather dull by comparison. We saw a few dolphins and one manatee,but nothing too exciting really. We did go back to the eagle nest though, and even found another one over on the other side of the island. Here's the adults from that nest:
ajrwdwgirl
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Funny, there's a part of me that really wants to go back there, try it again, and "redeem" myself.
In reality, the airboats are tricky to maneuver. One of the toughest things was trying to figure out how far the boat would glide, even when you pulled back on the power. You see, with a car, you apply the brake and stop. But on the water, you cut the power and you still keep moving, depending upon the current in the water. That's what I couldn't wrap my head around, and that's why I nearly crashed into another airboat. Heck, I grew up in a cosmopolitan area up North--what do I know about driving airboats through the Florida swamps?!
Yeah, I don't think it would be easy. Glad you didn't crash! A little unrelated but isn't your WDW trip coming up soon? What's the countdown?
MinnieM123
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Oh my . . . I honestly tried about 3 times (with multiple attempts each time) to figure out that countdown ticker thing. I wanted to put it up like others have, to surprise people. Oh well. I leave on a 6 a.m. flight on May 15 and return in the evening on May 18.
ajrwdwgirl
Premium Member
I can't figure out the countdown thing on here either. It just isn't in the cards for me...
ajrwdwgirl
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We've also seen a lot of signs about burrowing owls, but we had never seen any til tonight. They were just too cute for words.
Those are pretty cool!
unkadug
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Got it working if you want to copy and paste!!!
unkadug
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http://forums.wdwmagic.com/threads/trip-countdown.880172/ just follow the steps in the first postI can't figure out the countdown thing on here either. It just isn't in the cards for me...
MinnieM123
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Wow! I'd like to do that--but where, exactly, do I paste it? I was confused about that part, too.
unkadug
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In your signatureWow! I'd like to do that--but where, exactly, do I paste it? I was confused about that part, too.
http://forums.wdwmagic.com/account/signature
This reminded me, when we drove to the hockey game Saturday night, a bald eagle swooped right down in front of our windshield while we were on the highway. It was kind of cool.Well our boat ride was not as adventurous as Minnie's. In fact it was rather dull by comparison. We saw a few dolphins and one manatee,but nothing too exciting really. We did go back to the eagle nest though, and even found another one over on the other side of the island. Here's the adults from that nest:
No eagles were harmed during the driving.
unkadug
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You didn't hit him did you?
I edited my post to include the concerns about the safety for the eagle.