Driving from New York to Lake Okeechobee is almost the same distance as driving from Beijing to Guangzhou. Although there is a highway along the way, there are not as many cars as in China. The speed can be maintained at about 85 miles, and four people can take turns.
I kept driving, but it was already 1 o'clock in the middle of the night when I arrived at my destination.
After all, people are not machines. They can work at a constant speed when powered on, until wear or failure occurs. Along the way, they have to eat to feed their brains, and they also have to find service areas to solve the problems of refueling and draining water. This is why uncle and nephew Paul and
Irene is here, they are indeed a nation born on wheels. Everyone has been driving longer than Hong Tao, but after arriving at the hotel, no one is as tired as Hong Tao, and they still have time to sit in the hotel bar.
The place where Hong Tao and the others arrived is called Okeechobee, a small lakeside town located on the north shore of Lake Okeechobee. This is the starting point for the last FLW tournament of the year. The organizing committee of the competition is in a company called Smart
They chose the third floor of the Holiday Inn, but Hong Tao and the others did not stay in this hotel. Instead, they chose a Best Western Hotel that was closer to the lake.
Since it is now the peak tourist season, and a large number of fishing fans come to watch the game, the hotel price is twice as high as usual. A double room costs 150 US dollars a night, which is almost as high as the price of a mid-range hotel in New York.
.But don’t be too expensive. If Paul hadn’t made the reservation, you really wouldn’t be able to stay if you wanted to pay. Almost all hotels are full, and there are still young people walking together on the streets in the middle of the night.
Lake Okeechobee is located in south-central Florida and is the third largest freshwater lake in the United States. The first place is Lake Michigan, and the second place is Lake Iliamna in Alaska. Lake Ontario, Lake Erie, and Lake Huron
Although the area is larger than Lake Okeechobee, not all of them belong to the United States, more than half of them are in Canada.
In fact, this is the second time Hong Tao has come to Florida. When he and Irene went on their honeymoon, they boarded the boat from Miami. Originally, Hong Tao thought that Miami was the largest city in Florida, because from the map, there were only two cities in Florida.
There are two familiar place names, one is Miami and the other is Orlando. The former one was visited during my honeymoon. The latter one was heard from the NBA game team, the Orlando Magic.
But Hong Tao's prediction was wrong. The largest city in Florida is not Miami. It can only be ranked second. The first place is a city Hong Tao has never heard of called Jacksonville. He happened to be there more than 3 hours ago.
Passed by there. Right on the border of Georgia and Florida.
Florida is about the same size as the entire Korean Peninsula, and its appearance is also very similar. It is a long and narrow peninsula extending from the mainland to the ocean, surrounded by sea on three sides, from north to south. The terrain here is very flat. Anyway, Hong Tao ran here for more than 400 kilometers, and a
I have never seen any terrain that can barely be called a mountain.
When Americans talk about Florida, there are only three topics. One is sunshine. Because the Florida peninsula is located in the southernmost position of the United States, with the Gulf of Mexico to the west and only 200 kilometers away from the Caribbean resort of Cuba to the south. What does Cuba look like?
What does Florida's southern coast look like?
The second is the beach. Florida is surrounded by the sea on three sides and has many flat, fine and high-quality beaches. When Americans talk about going to the beach for vacation, the first place they think of is definitely here.
The third is hurricanes. Due to the geographical location of the peninsula, tropical hurricanes will hit here every year from June to September. By then, the entire southern Florida will become a land of water, and it is common for houses to collapse. So if you want to go to Florida
It’s best not to go on vacation in the state in the summer. Spring and autumn are the best seasons, and winter is just fine.
Of course, Florida is much more than just sunshine, beaches and hurricanes. There are also many famous places here, such as Disney World in Orlando, the U.S. space base at Cape Canaveral, and the Florida Everglades, which is equally famous as the Pantana, the largest wetland in the world.
There is also the University of Florida built in the 19th century and so on.
It's a pity that Hong Tao doesn't have time to visit these places yet. What he wants to do most now is sleep. Although Irene hasn't come back from the bar yet, he can't control his eyelids anymore. He has a headache just after taking a shower.
Fell on the bed.
The quality of sleep was very good. Although he woke up at 6 o'clock in the morning, the quality of sleep does not depend on how long you sleep, but on how quickly you get up. When you wake up, you don't want to be in bed.
Staying in bed means you have had enough rest.
Hong Tao is currently in this state. He feels that he is full of strength and must find a place to vent his power. In fact, he has an excellent target to vent his power. It is not only convenient, but also of high quality and quantity, ensuring that Hong Tao will not have any strength left.
However, Eileen was sleeping soundly with her pillow in her arms. Hong Tao considered that he might have to do some physical activities during the day, so he resisted the urge and continued to run outside.
The town is very quiet in the morning. There is a bit of humidity in the air, but the ground is dry. Standing on the steps in front of the hotel, you can see the sea to the south from a distance. Yes, it is the sea.
It felt like, although Hong Tao knew it was just an inland lake, it looked really boundless.
Now that you have seen Lake Okeechobee, how could you not take a closer look? Fortunately, the hotel is not far from the lake, about 500 meters away. Going for a jog by the lake is obviously the best idea.
There is a very unique pier at the end of the street leading to the lake. It looks like a starfish. Its body is a four-cornered pavilion located in the water far away from the shore. One of its tentacles has turned into a plank road, connecting it to the lake shore.
On the top, the remaining three tentacles extend to the south, west, and east respectively, becoming a dock that can berth ships on both sides.
There are now many ships moored on the east and west piers, including small sailboats and yachts, but the southernmost pier is empty, with not a single boat parked. Regarding this phenomenon, Hong Tao probably knows the reason for this phenomenon.
The pier is probably a dedicated pier for anglers participating in FLW fishing tournaments to depart and return. Because two large billboards have been erected on the pier, with the logos and names of FLW and Walmart printed on them.
Hong Tao did not go to the pier, but stopped at the entrance of the pier and looked at the introductory sign about Lake Okeechobee. According to the text on the sign, the lake is 64 kilometers long from north to south and 48 kilometers wide from east to west, which is almost equal to
The area of ten Beijing districts and eight districts.
"It's really stupid!" Hong Tao looked at this number and clicked his tongue. He felt that the burden on him was a bit heavy. He had never fished in such a large water area, except for sea fishing. And this lake
In addition to the large area, there is also a very
The special thing is that the water is very shallow. According to this introduction, the deepest part of the lake is only about 5 meters. This is simply a huge pan. Are there anything special about the fish living in this kind of water?
Habit? Hong Tao doesn’t know it at all.
After running along the lake shore for a while, Hong Tao returned to the hotel. Irene had already washed herself and was drying her hair in front of the mirror. After seeing Hong Tao, Hong Tao was still complaining about why he didn't ask her to go running with him.
"Hong Tao, Carl and I are going to meet some old friends. They are also here to compete. Do you want to come with us and chat with them?" After breakfast, Paul and Carl were ready to go out.
"I won't go. I want to go to Disneyland with Irene." Hong Tao didn't want to join in the fun with those professional fishermen. He could only be regarded as an amateur player in lure fishing.
There's no need to talk, otherwise you'll have to be questioned.
"Okay, then I'll leave the car to you, and you can go and have fun, but remember to come back before 5 o'clock. There will be a lottery ceremony in the evening, so don't delay." Paul gave Hong Tao the car key, and then said,
After taking Carl away, looking at Carl's reluctance, he probably wanted to go to Disneyland instead of meeting old fishing friends. It was a pity that he had such a strong uncle, so Hong Tao could only secretly bless him.
It is only about 160 kilometers from Okeechobee to the south side of downtown Orlando, and it can be reached by car in more than an hour. This Disneyland is actually not just a theme park, it also has a Universal Studios and a Harry Potter next to it.
Special Paradise, when Hong Tao followed the signs to the parking lot, he discovered that this road called Universal Studios Boulevard, with the entrance to Universal Studios on the right, and Islands of Adventure on the left, has a high roller coaster track inside.
"Should we go to the roller coaster first, or go to the movie theater first?" Hong Tao neither particularly loves nor dislikes these games that are very popular among children.
I came to join in the fun with Irene, because when I passed by Orlando last night, Irene was still complaining that Sam never brought her to play here when she was a child.
"Let's go ride the roller coaster first, but it's a pity that Katie is not here. This is her favorite ride." Although Irene was already a young woman, she was still very excited after seeing the huge roller coaster track in the distance, and kept urging Hong Tao to speed up.
pace.
Crossing the road and arriving in front of MapleStory, Hong Tao suddenly felt like his hometown. There was a long queue in the ticketing area here and it was crowded. Although it was not as good as the Beijing Railway Station during the Spring Festival, it was still not far away.
.Most of the people in line were foreign tourists. It was not that there were no tour groups from China, but those familiar faces basically did not line up. Instead, they entered the park directly under the guidance of the tour guide.
"Brother, are you from China?" Hong Tao randomly found a team and stood in line. There happened to be two Asian guys in front of him. He tentatively asked in Chinese.
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