Monday, March 21, 2016

Blue Spring State Park

A couple of years ago, the family took a spring break trip to Florida.  One of the places that we stopped and enjoyed was Blue Spring State Park.  This is one of the places that manatees winter due to the warm water that stays at a constant 73 degrees year round.  During the coldest part of the winter, they are packed in there nose to tail.  There weren't quite that many when we were there, but there were a few, as well as, several alligators, turtles, lots of birds and some really huge fish.  Check out the slideshow from the trip.


The GPS coordinates for the park are 28.948935,-81.340318
More information about the park can be found at https://www.floridastateparks.org/park/Blue-Spring

Monday, March 7, 2016

An Island Vacation

A couple of years back, the family took a vacation trip to Put-in-Bay, Ohio located on South Bass Island on the western basin of Lake Erie.  In spite of seeing more golf carts in any one location than anywhere else on earth, it was a great getaway.  We camped at the South Bass Island State Park and lucked into a site right on the water's edge where we got some excellent pictures.  Check out the slideshow on my Youtube channel.


The GPS coordinates for the park are 41°38'39.1"N 82°50'18.8"W and more information about Put-in-Bay and South Bass Island can be found at https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Put-in-Bay,_Ohio