Tourists

It was a glorious day in central Florida - sunny, 85, and windy. Around 10:15a we got in Pam and Dennis' truck and headed west to the Gulf coast to visit the Homosassa State Park which houses a wildlife refuge center. Since it's spring break, it was quite crowded, but worth it. After a 20 minute wait to buy tickets, we waited another 20 minutes to get on a pontoon that took us up the river to enter the refuge center.

We first visited the alligator area.

Then we back tracked to get to the manatees. Such big animals.

The park had deer, fox, cougar, a bear, a turkey, alligators, whopping cranes, flamingos, a hippo, ducks, etc. Most fellow tourists were extremely interested in the turtles! Huh? I guess we see more than most while living in the Midwest. This cage was my favorite:

The American Bald Eagle.

After our final trip back down the river to get to the Visitor's Center, we headed up the coast to get to Cedar Key. It used to be home of the factory that made cedar No. 2 pencils back in the '30s and '40s. We found a restaurant on the Gulf and each ate a large platter of fried seafood.

It was then back in the truck and we headed back to the RV park. After being in the truck all day, we got on our bikes and visited around the park.