Blogs from Manatee Springs State Park, Florida, United States, North America

. “Travel and change of place impart new vigor to the mind.” - Seneca January 24, 2010, Sunday, Wildwood to Chiefland, FL, Manatee Springs State Park Walking along the boardwalk, we were looked for manatees. The manatees have also had some difficulty with the FL cold weather this winter. They come to this area because of the warm water from the spring. This is a first magnitude spring, which means it produces on average 100 million gallons of clear, cool water daily. In winter, West Indian manatees swim upriver to the warmer water of the spring. January 25, 210, Monday Manatee Springs State Park, FL The park is just a few miles from the Nature Coast State Bike Trail, in Chiefland. So we biked for a few hours, stopping in Fanning for a quick lunch. ... read more

” If everything’s under control, you’re going too slow.” Mario Andretti Lazy Days was an interesting campground, and filled with huge rigs that cost up to $750,000. We had a small breakfast and visited the camp store, nothing special. We had been toying with the idea of purchasing a GPS system for the Bothan, guess we are tired of getting lost. We found one we really liked, it mounts on the dashboard and is activated by touch or remote and has a voice system. So we ordered one to be sent our campsite at St. Andrews. We started out on I-75 and decided to take the scenic road Rt 44 over to Rt. 19. We stopped to have some tint put on the windows of the Bothan, and discovered a front headlight was out, so it ... read more