Blue Spring State Park

After our trip to Mount Dora, we drove to Blue Spring State Park with Tom and Michele. This park features a natural spring with crystal clear waters, which makes it easy to see the marine life through the water. The main attraction, especially in January, are the manatee that swim along the spring run. We were there later in the afternoon at the time the manatee were coming in off the river and heading to the cool waters of the spring. We walked the boardwalk along the spring run and enjoyed watching the manatee, fish, and turtles in the water. Some of the manatee were huge! We also visited the original home that was built here by the Thursby family. The area was a popular steamboat stop along the river back in the 1800s.

 Here is a picture of the boardwalk:

The waters were so clear you could easily see the manatee.

Papa even made a friend!