Crystal River Trip 4/3

Wednesday 4/3

One of the attractions in Crystal River is Three Sisters Springs State Park.  We hadn’t seen it yet so, today would be a good opportunity.  Have you ever heard of a state park without a parking lot?  Well now you have.  You have to find your own parking at one of the nearby shopping centers, then walk several blocks to the park and pay $7.50 a person admission.  From parking to the springs is a half mile walk.  We passed on that one.  Linda is dealing with Planters Facetious and that might be a bit too much walking.

If you arrive by canoe or kayak there is no charge.  You just go under the floating rope where you can get in the water and you can snorkel with the manatees.

So, we drove to a different park on Kings Bay and what a treat that was.  It’s a public park with $1 per hour parking.  We were only there an hour but what an hour it was!

I’ll let the pix do the talking.

  In about a 30 yard radius there must have been a half dozen manatees.

 A diving boat picks up its load of snorkelers.

Then a family came by and used the kayak launching rails and paddled around the manatees.  

 

 Views from the pier.

 

What does a baby gator do on a beautiful afternoon?  He just  hangs around!

When we got back to camp I cleaned everything that goes back into the boat.  Then Linda helped me put the cover on.  She’s all ready to load up.

Dinner tonight is delicious genuine Italian cuisine. Beef ravioli straight from the kitchen of the famous Italian chef, Chef Boy-Ar Dee!