Our time at Lazydays has finally ended :o))
We hope we got the battery issue resolved… Time will tell!?!?
Originally we thought we would be released yesterday, but the paperwork was not completed until almost 4pm and we decided to stay one more night and not travel during rush hour!!!
So, early this morning,
we traveled 30 miles south to E. G. Simmons County Park where we got site 9 for the night.
Tomorrow, we’re heading to Midway Campground in Big Cypress National Preserve for 4 night:o))
We did a quick set up and headed out to see the Manatees at the Tampa Electric Company.
The manatee viewing center is only a few miles north.
We finally had some shorts weather :0)
The viewing center is free and has a nice platform and boardwalk.
The extremely cold winter has brought hundreds of manatees to the warm water.
Every dot you see in the water is a manatee!!
We spent some time watching these amazing creatures.
Then we headed out the boardwalk through the Mangrove Tunnel.
In warmer weather, you can see the manatees swimming in and out of the channel.
They need to leave to feed and then return to the warm waters near the electric plant.
Today, they hadn’t started to move yet, but we did see a little nature!!
Back at the campground, Bill got our bikes out while I made some lunch.
After lunch, we headed out to explore the park.
Since we only are here for one night, I wanted to check out the park.
Great roads and a beautiful canoe launch…
A view of the Tampa Electric Company where we just visited the manatees…
Large boat launch area into Tampa Bay…
Nice little beach area and view of Tampa across the bay…
There are Osprey EVERYWHERE…
I could have spent hours watching the Osprey,
but first, I needed to find Bill, Howard and Linda!!
Just a short ride and I found the 3 of them enjoying the sunshine!!
It is always great to spend time with them:o))
We’ll see you again at the Boondocking Rally in February!!
We've been to the power plant many times, but I never seeing so many manatee. What a great picture.
ReplyDeleteI guess by now you're at Midway. We were there Monday night and sure appreciated the warm weather. It was warmer there than it is here in the Keys.
Linda might kill you for posting that picture of her. :)
Glad you have the battery problem figured out and fixed. You have your lives back!
ReplyDeleteWow, can't believe how many manatees there are there! Nice to run into H&L :-)
ReplyDeleteThat park looks fabulous! What a great shot of all the manatees.
ReplyDeleteHave fun at Midway! Hope all your battery problems are behind you.
Saw you guys on Howard's Journal yesterday . . . glad you're finally getting some nicer weather! We're going to have a couple of cool days this weekend (67 - 68), but then back into the 70s next week. It's supposed to hit 81 today -- might set a record! Enjoy your time at Midway, and hopefully you're done with those battery issues!
ReplyDeleteWe're so anxious to see everyone at the boondocking rally. We'll be there for an afternoon, just not sure which day. Love the pictures of the manatees, we have to get up that way.
ReplyDeleteWe enjoy EG Simmons and the manatee. It's been a cold winter so they have been up the creeks to stay warm. Hope the batteries have finally been fixed. I don't know how that could have happened to begin with.
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Amazing picture of that manatee convention! We've got to get down there and see that, just love manatees. :c)
ReplyDeleteKeeping our fingers crossed your battery problem has been solved once and for all.