Manatee

Blustery in the Keys

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January 30th 2007
After packing up in Orlando, we made good time East and travelled down the coast. Our first pitstop was at Sebastian Inlet State Park, where we were lucky enough to see a wild manatee. We were on a bridge with some fishermen and it slowly swam under us and came up for air at the other side. It was about twice the size of the rescued ones at Seaworld. We realised how privileged were were when t ... read more

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Britain's American colonies broke with the mother country in 1776 and were recognized as the new nation of the United States of America following the Treaty of Paris in 1783. During the 19th and 20th centuries, 37 new states were added to the origina... ... read more