Tue, 11/13/07

Manatee Springs SP: Sat around the fire this morning drinking our smoothies. Then walked down to the Suwannee River to see if there were any manatees. There were at least a dozen! We watched them for a while and met a couple there from Pine Island in No. Ft. Myers. They had been on a road trip for about a week—trying to get away from the heat in Ft. Myers. Back to the campsite and read for a while. Then walked back to the river and watched the manatees some more. One has an injured tail (guess that what you call it). She seems to be ok but they’re going to report it and she’ll be checked out. The water here is crystal clear and you could see lots of fish. And the mullets were jumping. Walked back, cooked dinner and relaxed for the night.