Monday Dreaming of Swimming with the Manatees
Posted in Florida, Uncategorized on June 7, 2010
Now that my kids are old enough to enjoy swimming but are still young enough to fear nothing (well, just about!), I would like to take a long weekend trip to Homosassa Springs to camp and swim with the manatees. These gigantic sea cows lumber around the river and it is something that I would really like to see.
What better place to camp than a place called Manatee Springs State Park! The Ellie Schiller Homosassa Springs Wildlife State Park is another state park where you can view the manatees from their observation areas. Even if we decide to skip the swim with the manatee tours, we can still support our state parks and see the manatees.
This has definitely been added to my travel list!
Stop by Mara’s at Mother of All Trips to see what others are dreaming of.
Both photos from USFWS/Southeast.
This one is on my bucket list, too. Love to hear how your adventures go!
Wow, are they swimming out in the wild and you can swim with them? I’d love to hear more about this, sounds inspiring.
We were at Manatee State park way back in the early 90′s. I didn’t know that you could swim with them. We weren’t as adventurous then, but I would definitely swim with these gentle giants today! Beautiful photos.
Wow! They’re nearly extinct in most of Asia and Australia. Sooo amazing to have them virtually on your doorstep.