14, 15 Dec
2019
We have
developed a pattern for our journey home after a cruise. This includes visiting
some interesting sights and staying in a bed and breakfast for one night.
On this
return trip, we stopped at Manatee Springs State Park to check it out as we
have not been here before. It is a first
magnitude spring, which means it must produce an outflow of an
average of at least 65 million gallons per day.
This spring's peak flow is 150 million gallons per day.
It also has
walking trails and boardwalks along the spring to the river. There is
a campground and hiking and biking trails.
We enjoyed viewing the spring and walking the scenic boardwalk to the river.
We spent the
night at the Allison House in Quincy, Fl.
The house was built in 1843 by former State Governor Abraham Allison. The current owners, John and Bek, are very
nice and accommodating. We had a very
pleasant stay.
The owner recommended a Mexican restaurant in town that proved to be very good.
2 comments:
That's a whole lot of water from that spring! Any manatee sightings in it? I thought manatees were salt water animals, can they also do well in fresh water? Duh, I can Google that! :cD
Beautiful pictures of the spring. I spent my younger years in central Florida and it is a beautiful part of the state.
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