Birthday Trip 2021 – Gainesville, Florida

For the least 5-6 years I have taken a big trip on my birthday. Last year we went to Machu Picchu. We have gone to Las Vegas, an underwater Hotel, an Ice Hotel, and Costa Rica also. This year however due to Covid we stayed much closer to home. We went to visit my wife and I’s alma mater, the University of Florida in Gainesville. We took the kids and visited the campus including Ben Hill Griffin Stadium. We visited several of our favorite places to hangout including Kanapaha Botanical Gardens, Payne’s Prairie State Park and checked out a new park, Sweetwater Wetlands Park. Overall we had a good time, but of course it doesn’t quite stand up to Machu Picchu.

Us at Ben Hill Griffin Stadium (2)
Us at Ben Hill Griffin Stadium (2)
Us at Ben Hill Griffin Stadium
Us at Ben Hill Griffin Stadium
Christina and I
Christina and I
Gator Attack
Gator Attack
Ben Hill Griffin Staium (1)
Ben Hill Griffin Stadium (1)
Ben Hill Griffin Staium (2)
Ben Hill Griffin Stadium (2)

Carillion Bell Tower at UF
Carillion Bell Tower at UF
Baughman Center
Baughman Center
Kanapaha Botanical Gardens (1)
Kanapaha Botanical Gardens (1)
Kanapaha Botanical Gardens (2)
Kanapaha Botanical Gardens (2)
Buffalo at Payne's Prairie State Park
Buffalo at Payne’s Prairie State Park
Big Gator at Sweetwater Wetlands Park
Big Gator at Sweetwater Wetlands Park
Anhinga Portrait at Sweetwater Wetlands Park
Anhinga Portrait at Sweetwater Wetlands Park
Bufflehead at Sweetwater Wetlands Park
Bufflehead at Sweetwater Wetlands Park
Cattle Egret at Sweetwater Wetlands Park
Cattle Egret at Sweetwater Wetlands Park
Double-crested Cormorant at Sweetwater Wetlands Park
Double-crested Cormorant at Sweetwater Wetlands Park
Great Blue Heron at Sweetwater Wetlands Park
Great Blue Heron at Sweetwater Wetlands Park
Least Bittern at Sweetwater Wetlands Park
Least Bittern at Sweetwater Wetlands Park