The Loxahatchee River In The Everglades

In the mid summer of 2001, my dad drove down to the Loxahatchee River in the Everglades. Having one hell of a time, my dad raced down the streets with his three friends: Alex, Mark, and Jason (Jason, my dad’s cousin), to take a smooth ride on an airboat for the first time. When they arrived, they popped open some beers, turned on the tunes, and cracked a few jokes. After about half an hour of drinking and chatting, the time had come to hop into the water. Mark went to go park the car while Alex, Jason, and my dad fired up the boat. Alex sprung into the driver's seat and sped off; Alex didn’t have a single clue on what to do. Rushing through the 50-60 ft wide canal, nothing could stop Alex. The speakers blasting as they all chug down there beers …show more content…
My dad’s splendid and relaxing day turned into a ghastly nightmare within seconds. In the blink of an eye, the boat had sank. My dad and his friends freaked out and panicked as they attempted to climb to the tip of the boat, the only part touching the air. The three 200 pound men now all hold on to the tip of a sinking boat, no larger than a coffee table, trying to figure out what in the world just happened to them. Struggling to stay afloat, the tip of the boat would descend about 2-3 inches lower and lower, with each muscle movement. Fear and agitation struck their hearts as they looked up and saw that they landed in the nest of prehistoric killing machines (Also known as Alligators). About thirty bloodthirsty alligators surrounded my dad and his two friends staring them right in the eye and showing there gigantic, sharp teeth about ready to feast on anything that moves. It seemed as though, the alligators lined up row after row resembling an amphitheatre, ready for the main event. Eyeballing these monsters, my dad prepared for what lied ahead. He thought of his two infant children. He will never know them or see what they will become. They will have to grow up and strive without a father. They’ll have no one. My dad awaited …show more content…
The moon rose up, the sun set down, and the darkness rolled in. However, nothing had happened yet with these terrifying beasts, and that's when my dad took a closer look at the water in front of him, and realized that a ring of oil from the boat became the only obstacle standing in between him and death. All of the sudden, an airboat appeared. On the boat, a scared looking Mark and a hillbilly. Mark had rushed to seek help when he noticed his friends had been gone for quite some time. The hillbilly didn’t want everyone on at once because then his boat might have tipped over as well with everyone on it. Jason, the youngest of the three, leapt on the boat first and took off. My dad and Alex still remained in the treacherous waters as the alligators hissed and growled, aggravated that they haven’t eaten yet. The hillbilly came back and picked up Alex. My dad, now alone with thirty deadly alligators in the water with him and only a ring of oil to protect him. Seeming comparable to an eternity, the hillbilly finally pulls up to rescue my dad. As soon as my dad climbed onto the airboat, Alex’s boat went fully underwater, and submerged completely. Without that ring of oil, my dad and his two friends would have been dead within ten minutes guaranteed. To this day, my dad remembers that afternoon with such vivid detail, and passion. That day will forever leave a mark in his mind. The day he almost lost his

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