One Of Us!: Roma In Havana And The Blair Audubon Society

Friday, February 12, 2010

Roma In Havana And The Blair Audubon Society

Thank God for cars in the great state of Florida.

We headed out yesterday to grab some grub and see where Dad volunteers at the food bank at the Guadalupe Social Services in Immokalee FL.

We hit the Roma In Havana Restaurant for some Cuban and Italian fare. Mom had a Minestrone soup and some rice and black beans (multicultural lunch). Susan had the Tilapia salad and a side of black beans. Dad had the Italian fare, the mini Stromboli (rather large actually). And I had the Cuban sandwich no pickles.

Served us well for our trek.

Then we hit the food bank. Dad is doing some great work here and it never ceases to amaze how desperate the life of a migrant worker really is.

Seems that some of these fellows share a trailer at the meager price of $100/month each and crowd in around 8 to make the payments. So, $800/month for a condemned unit seems like a fair price for the lord of the community. To make matters worse, the freeze hit the vegetable crop and killed it. Thus, there are very few dollars to pay "the man".

Oh, and if you have some extra cash, there is a Casino right across the road from the squalor. The great American Dream as we say.

Next up, The Blair Audubon Society, which is in the Corkscrew Swamp Sanctuary. Great walk and we saw some great scenery and... wait for it... Birds!

Here are some photos from the walk...

Snake in a hole...