Manatee Springs State Park is home to one of FL largest freshwater springs. It is an important winter refuge for West Indian manatees. Normally from Nov through Apr, these gentle giants are regular visitors to the spring. This year because of the warm weather the last manatee was seen at the springs March 10th.
The boardwalk takes you out to the Suwannee River, which flows into the Gulf of Mexico...
The manatees in the photo below were taken by Lucy, during a kayaking outing at another location in FL.
Jan with Lucy, our good friend from Kingsport, TN. Lucy with other friends from Kingsport, have spent the last week kayaking different water ways in northern FL.
Through the first magnitude spring in the background between 35 & 150 million gallons of crystal clear water flows every day.
Lucy, Louise and Mike enjoy the boardwalk....
After visiting Manatee Springs SP it was time the Tennessee gang to eat after a long day kayaking in the Chiefland, FL area. "Bill's Bar-B-Q" turned out to be a great choice for refueling.
It was great seeing old friends and hope they will come back next year so we can rendezvous...
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