Weeki Wachee Springs State Park, Spring Hill, Florida

Bill treated us to a day at Weeki Wachee state park back in January 2014, and then we went again with our family over Christmas vacation. Weeki Wachee is where the Mermaids live; they put on quite a show in the spring with the Ariel Mermaid theme.  After that we saw a reptile show where the hostess showed us some snakes, turtles and an alligator.  We then took a boat ride in the springs that run down to the gulf taking care to wait for and drive around the manatees that have come up the water to escape the colder water.

Manatees - Big Bend Power Station, Apollo Beach, Florida

Manatees roam the waters around of southeast Florida from April through October, but when things get a bit chilly, they head inland to warmer waters. Manatees are related to the elephant, with grayish thick, leathery wrinkled skin. They are slow swimmers and very curious. They are Florida's gentle giant, also known as the "sea cow" and can be spotted in the largest numbers during the winter and early spring. When water temperatures dip below 68 degrees, manatees head to warmer waters in Florida's 72 degree springs.  They can be found at Blue Spring State Park and Crystal River in King's Bay and Three Sisters Springs. 

Weird Sightings Across America

As we travel around the country, we come across some real weird things. Many of them are actual posts in my Blog, but some are pictures that I wanted to share but was not quite sure how, so I decided to make a post called Weird Sightings Across America.  I will be updating this post as we find new things to share. Many of the things I find come from Roadside America. They have some weird and quirky things on their site, and I take some descriptions from it for some of my pictures. 

"Bamahenge" and Other Oddities, Elberta, Alabama

After lunching at Flora-Bama restaurant with our friend Lavon Greathouse, we took the back way to see another quirky site I found on Roadside America. Flora-Bama is most famous for its location, being right on the border of Florida and Alabama, but is located in Florida as the liquor laws are more favorable than Alabama. It's down on Perdido Key Drive, right next to the Gulf. Our drive home took us to Bamahenge, located along the road heading to Barber Marina in Elberta.