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Boarding the swamp buggy for a wilderness ride with Babcock Wilderness Adventures in Punta Gorda, Florida.

Babcock Wilderness Adventures Swamp Buggy Eco-Tour

on November 22, 2009 in Life at the beach 2

Posted by David McRee at BlogTheBeach.com This past spring I had a chance, courtesy of the Charlotte Harbor Visitor’s Bureau, to visit the Crescent B Ranch in Punta Gorda. Located on this incredible 90,000 acre wilderness preserve and working ranch is Babcock Wilderness Adventures. They operate a swamp buggy eco-tour that takes visitors all over […]

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Holding a live baby 'gator on the Babcock Wilderness tour bus.

Holding an Alligator for the First Time

on April 25, 2009 in Gators and crocs 4

On my recent trip to the Babcock Wilderness Adventures just outside of Punta Gorda, I got to hold a live juvenile alligator. Actually everyone on the bus got to hold the ‘gator. After we finished walking through a shady cypress swamp (on a boardwalk), and seeing two captive (former pets) panthers, we got back on […]

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