April 28: Cypress Gardens

We visited Cypress Gardens up in Winter Haven for the day. There is a big water park and lots of rides but we old folks enjoyed the more calm pursuits, like the water-skiing show. It features the hang glider below:

As well as the fellow skiing backwards as seem through his own rooster tail!

We strolled through the gardens and took in this classic Cypress Gardens view:

We encountered this statue of St. Augustine in the botanical gardens.

He was very near the water lilies: