We went to Homosassa Springs Fl. this weekend and went swimming with the Manatees. It was amazing. They are HUGE animals! Our captain of our boat said they are like 5000lb puppy dogs.
He was right. The picture above is of Aden and I. We were in the water for about 20 mins, and here comes this massive manatee straight towards us. He swam straight to me and got about 4 inches from my face and just looked at me like I was the funniest looking thing he had ever seen. I scratched him for a while and then he had enough and went back to the bottom. OH MY GOODNESS!!!
This picture is of Burke(red mask), Aden(yellow mask), and I(behind the boys). This Manatee visited with Burke and Aden for a while and then rolled over to his belly for a rub. That is a manatee belly you are looking at. We had a great weekend. We got to camp for the first time this year. We stayed at Manatee springs state park. The kids got to ride bikes all day. And they swam in the 72 degree spring waters. Still a little chilly for me. We LOVE to camp though, so was good to get out.
Monday, January 12, 2009
Swimming with the Manatees
Posted by Burkhardt Family at 9:44 PM
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So much fun!
I would love to do that!
Wow, what a great opportunity. Such a neat experience. Great pictures. Maybe I can talk B into going camping. He'll say it's too cold.
How fun!! What a neat experience!! :)
camping in january... how would that be? im glad y'all didnt get eaten and im jealous you got to go swimming and camping in january!
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