When we drove towards Daytona Beach last week we saw a sign that said Blue Spring State Park. That same afternoon I googled for this park and found out that it has many manatees. So today was the day to visit it.
Oh and let me tell you, just awesome, it is a really great park. We also were fortunate enough that the weather was better again so that made it even better. We saw I don’t know how many manatees and other large fish. This park is more than worth visiting!
In the beginning there were not too many manatees. We did see signs saying alligators were also present. We also walked in the shade, that made it a little difficult to spot them.
Here you can see three of them, swimming around.
Here a close up, they are about 10 feet tall.
When it is summertime you can also swim, dive and snorkle here. But not this time of year since it is breeding season and it is prohibited to swim from November to April.
Taking a picture of the mosaic manatee.
We also saw an armadillo.
En here is where they all meet, about 50 manatees gathered around, enjoying the sun. And time to take a selfie with all manatees in the background.
When we walked the trail we ended up at the spring, 73F is the water temperature all year long. The closer we got to the spring the more we liked the color of the water.
Really awesome State Park, you will enjoy it when visiting.
For lunch we stopped at Boston Market, a restaurant we have never been before, so we gave it a try this time. It is not really a fastfood restaurant but one with a decent kitchen. We had chicken, potatoes and spinach.
When school was out we went to the Florida Mall and saw this “old man”. Do you remember him, he is waiting for everybody to stop by!
