Only in Florida: Fed the Animals, Chuckled with Santa

Only in Florida: Where the weird and wonderful coexist

Me, feeding a capybara (photo taken by author)

It’s hard to get one’s head around the fact that Alligator Alcatraz and Disney World are in the same state.

And there are lots of retirees, aka Boomers. My husband and I are among them. Many, but not all, are corralled in the Villages.

The Florida Man stories have given the state an undeserved reputation for weirdness. Okay, maybe it’s a little deserved. The palm trees, warm weather, scanty clothes, and beautiful beaches are all part of it. But I love my adopted state. This is my third and final time here.

Florida Has Changed in Sixty years

But this week set a new record for both weirdness and wonderfulness.

My niece is visiting in September, and I researched some activities she might enjoy. She’s an adult, so I was researching things she might want to do besides lie on the beach, which is the only thing she’d mentioned she wanted to do.

In my Facebook feed, I saw an ad for a “Capybara Cafe.” Yes, you read that correctly. I had to check it out…