Wed, 11/14/07

Manatee Springs SP: Had a camp fire again this morning. Talked with our neighbors for a while and then we walked down to the river to see the manatees. There were only 4 manatees this morning. Watched them for over an hour and got talking to a couple who are also camped here who are from Massachusetts. They have been to Mexico a few times and we asked them a bunch of questions. Makes me want to go even more. They left and we got talking to a guy there who has this neat canoe with a contraption that sits on the gunwales and has a couple of outriggers, a place for a small electric motor, and a couple of rowing oars so you can row the thing instead of paddle. Turns out he was from the US geological survey counting manatees and checking out the ones that may be injured or sick. We also ran into a naturalist on our way down to the river who was in snorkeling and checking out the manatees. There was an injured manatee in the group yesterday which they had reported so I guess that’s why all the activity. Walked back to our campsite and got comfortable with our books and a car pulled up and it was the couple we were talking to from Massachusetts who had been to Mexico several times. They brought a map of Mexico showing where they’d been and they had a bunch of business cards from the campgrounds they had stayed in. So I wrote down a bunch of information and took their e-mail address. Their names are Connie and Don Cooper. Nice people. Steaks and Texas style mashed potatoes for dinner tonight.