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Put on your ear-muffs, 'cause the decibals are high on an airboat ride. The propeller is at the rear, not in the water, meaning the boats can skim very shallow depths.  Airboat ride
   
We saw a few 'gators, which was fun; but our group was also wowed by the sight of cows grazing in, um, very wet pasture. airboat ride: cows in water
   
Our trip left from the Lone Cabbage... airboat ride- lone cabbage
   
... and  afterward we ate the Lone Cabbage's deep-fried 'gator, catfish, and mozzarella sticks.

Yet the name "Lone Cabbage" remained a mystery.

Lone cabbage meal
   
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