As expected, our plans changed. We felt it was too cold and windy to go out and anchor so we spent an other day at the marina. We rode our bikes to the mall and went to Charlie's Seafood restaurant for lunch with Randy.
The weather improved by afternoon so we piled into Randy's dinghy and went to look for manatees. We saw quite a few of them so we tied up the dinghy at the entrance to the Three Sisters Spring and Randy and I went snorkeling.Jerry stayed to mind the dinghy and to take pictures. I did not see any manatees but the under water springs and the small colourful fish are interesting. The current was pretty strong going into the spring, Jerry said I sounded like a bull moose. Coming back out was a nice ride.
We drove around some of the canals and Randy slid back in the river when we spotted a mother and her young. He was impressed with the size when you are looking at them in the water.
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| Most Manatees have scars from boat props |
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| They need to surface frequently to breathe |
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| The entrance was narrow and the current strong |
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| Randy snorkling |
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| Mama and baby |
We left early this morning to go to Tarpon Springs and we should be there in a couple of hours. The Gulf is nice and calm and the visibility is good. Lots of crab pots to dodge.
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