Port Richey, FL (with Wakulla Springs)
Wakulla Springs had an activity center and restaurant.
Teeming with life the Wakulla Springs boat ride was very interesting.
This blue heron had no problem finding a few tasty morsels.
The somewhat rare and shy ibis was in abundance at the springs.
Somehow we neglected to get a decent picture of our campsite.  This is part of it.
Susan strikes a pose.  during a walk in a neighborhood near our campground.
This guy was keeping an eye on the local food.
Decorating the public bathrooms in the neighborhood was popular.
During our walk we came across a couple of fisherman waiting for the tide to turn.
Theme mailboxes were all around the neighborhood.
I think the is a Manatee elf.
Another one.
We took a drive south of our campground.  This is Howard Park, a stretch of beach on a spit of land.
At the park we found a heron keeping close watch over some fisherman.
Meanwhile back at the campground we participated in a Thanksgiving potluck.  Nice folks.
Susan checks out her new smaller camera... Christmas came early for both of us.
Bill rests after a stiff-wind-in-your-face ride back on the Suncoast Trail.
Susan captures a few sandhill cranes while Bill relaxes.
Another sandhill crane.
We parked in a nearby park when we rode the Suncoast Trail.  The oaks reminded us of California.
At distance Susan thought this was a rabbit.  Gotta get her eyes checked!
On another day trip we visited St. Petersburg.
We had lunch on the upper floor of this Pier building, an inverted pyramid shopping area.
A view of St. Petersburg from our lunch spot.
Here fishy, fishy, fishy...
Susan readies herself for our bike ride on the Pinellas Trail.
The trail passes through Tarpon Springs and this appears to be a renovated railway station.
Bill waits for the train to come by and take him back to the truck.
This was one of two satellite installations we did.  The location was in northern Florida near the Suwannee River.
While Bill trained his customers on pointing a satellite dish, Susan took pictures of the Suwannee River.
This picture is fuzzy, but we thought this guy who played music and hauled around his speakers was funny.
Inside of the Pier building we found these columnar aquariums.
A tram will take you to the springs, but we chose to walk along the path.
A sign urging one to stop to see the springs.
The area near the springs was pretty.
Alert!! Manatee sighted at 12:00.  These guys lazily float along slurping up leaves and plants.
At the floating underwater viewing area we were able to see the fish and manatees up close.
This manatee executed a 360 degree roll for us near the viewing window.
A little high precision synchronized swimming.
A park volunteer feeds carrot pieces to a happy manatee. Behind that snout is 1200 lbs of animal!
Susan reminds me that pictures tend to add 10 lbs.  I think she is cute.
There were a lot of fish near the spring.  There had to be hundreds of these snook.
More fish from our underwater viewing area.
Not so cute, but interesting nonetheless were these alligators sunning themselves.

Pink flamingoes (non-plastic variety) were everywhere.  These were sauntering upstream.
This barred owl keeps a lookout for any errant rodents.
A pelican cruises along gracefully.
A great horned owl looks like he had a long night and is just trying to get a little sleep.
Turtles sunning themselves.
This attractive gray fox rests peacefully.
The black bears were watched constantly by the vultures.  Has to be a bit disconcerting.
Initially the hippo was a bit indifferent.
Once he got the idea food was available, however, he made a bee line to feeding area.
The park staff dropped half and whole melons into his cavernous mouth.
After feasting he decided to take a walk.
Ahhhh... a face only a mother hippo could love.
Wakulla Springs, FL
Port Richey, FL
Homosassa Springs, FL