This morning it sure was chilly outside but it was also a beautiful day. We bundle the girls up tight and went to pick up some fried chicken so we could have a picnic in the park. Since the weather had dropped so much we decided to go to Blue Springs State Park because all the manatees always come in masses when the water in the river gets cold. The springs at the park stay at about 72 degress year round so the manatees know where they can come to keep warm in the winter. We got into the park and set up our picnic blanket and sat down to a nice relaxing lunch. Once we had eaten all our yummy lunch we put the girls
in the strollers and walked the boardwalk (thanks Dad for filling the tires!). As soon as we got on the boardwalk we saw a bunch of manatees. We had fun telling Brye and Abbi all about them, Abbi called them fishies and Brye kept asking why the catfish were on them. We walked down to the springs and stopped many times along the way to see more manatees. During the summer you can swim in the springs in designated areas but in the winter it is closed for the
manatees. We took the girls down to the swimming entry point and got to see some manatees real close up. They are so sweet and gentle I could just watch them all day. Brye liked it when they splashed with their tails or fins, she said it was like when her and Abbi splash in the tub. When we were through with the manatees we walked down to the
playground and let the girls run around for a while. We all had a great day but we had to get back to the house because Dave was meeting us there to hang out. We love Blue Springs it is less than a mile from our house so we have been there many times, we always make it a point to come in the winter to see the manatees, sometimes we get to see gators too but not today.
It was a long day made longer thanks to Atlanta traffic and the detour around it that (like most short-cuts) may in fact have taken longer than the traffic would have. Oh well.
