
The houses and estates along the way are
fantastic, most of them dating back to the 1920s and 1930s. For example, there are homes apparently owned
by people such as the owner of Easy
Rider Magazine, the Seltzers,
Michael Egan (the owner of Alamo
Rent-a-Car), the owner of the Miami
Dolphins, and houses purchased by the owner of Blockbuster (remember that company?) for several members of his
family. We were also informed that
pianist Roger Williams, Sonny and Cher
and the Taco Bell family once
lived along the waterway.
And you can also see alligators – in the
water (keep your hands inside the boat!!) and basking on walls.

Our guide on the return journey gave us
some additional information which helped make the return journey even more
interesting – especially as some of it contradicted some that we had previously
been given. So, I do not accept blame for any ‘misinformation’ on property
owners. Blame the guides on the water taxis, please.
Now it thrives on tourism with a terrific
selection of hotels.
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