When I was a kid I watched a show called Gentle Ben about a kid and bear called Ben. The opening of the show was the boy, his Dad and Ben riding through the Everglades on an airboat. Probably the only thing that I remember about the show is that image of them on the airboat and learning that with the right amount of love, a bear can be your best friend. I can’t even remember what happened in the show. I expect the boy and Ben either fought crime or solved mysteries. Or possibly tried to keep Ben hidden away from the show’s baddies who thought it would be better for everyone if a large bear didn’t play with a small boy.
So when I moved to Florida I knew that I had to ride on an airboat and last weekend I did just that in the small town of Cedar Key on the west coast of Florida. When you set out to do something that you have wanted to do since you were a kid, you could be setting yourself up for disappointment. But not in this case. The airboat ride was fantastic. We zipped around the shallow waters for about half an hour and as a bonus we got to see some dolphins frolicking about. The only thing missing was a large bear.
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