Cake lady and Yankee doodler
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At blue springs.
The manatee are in, in force. 271 here this morning.
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Cake lady and Yankee doodler
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At blue springs.
The manatee are in, in force. 271 here this morning.
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Have fun
I love manatees.... Especially with fries:Rofl
You had good weather for that trip today. Looks like a fun time.
Glad that you all had a good trip.
boy that place is guber up
I don't think you are aloud to fish for those Manatees.
Not when they're lookin!Quote:
Originally Posted by Slimjim1
Manatees sure give you a calming feeling when gazing at them, beautiful place that Blue Springs....
Back in the day, I used to scuba dive blue springs, had a real thriller down there one time (long story, glad we made it out) ....
Wow, great pictures. Don't look anything like that now. That area is over grown more and there's a board walk. Tell us the story please, we have time!
Ha ! I just now sent Flycaster a PM asking him to remove the second pic and change my verbage to say "Here's another view of Blue Springs" ....Quote:
Originally Posted by Slab
I felt a bit guilty for high-jackin your thread. I always seem to catch these things the next day when I get up etc, etc, etc .......
No worries. Great hijack. I just now asked wifey to recreate the pic. She's there now while I sit here in camper! doh And what's wrong with the second pic. It places the date with those clothes! Share more pics of the place if you have them. plsQuote:
Originally Posted by Phantom309
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Naw, I think that's the only two pics I took that day (don't seem to have any more in my archives).
The little lady in the second pic is my first wife, we had just been married a month or two, I was getting her into scuba..
The fellow is an old biker friend named Bobby.
He and I went down and entered on the wrong side (got to go to know these things) I was in front and just cruising on in
and swam right into the hydrant (flow coming out of the bowels). It hit me and tumbled me up and into the room in there.
When I finally got my stuff together I had my line wrapped all around me (the line is the line ya tie off as you enter a cave
and let out as you venture on in, so, ya can find your way back out etc, etc ...
And I couldn't find Bobby at all...... I started yelling for him through my regulator best I could, was a little concerned. Finally he showed up, the hydrant had hit him too, anyway we exited from the other side and higher. Everything worked out ...
Back in the day, all these springs were just swimming holes out in the woods, down two-rut dirt roads, no gov regulations etc ...
I think Alexander Springs was pretty well developed, but, 40-Phantom Sink (now 40-Phantom Grotto) Ginny Springs, Little River,
Peacock Slough (a beautiful dive), Devil's Eye and several others were all just old swimming holes out in the woods.
Today they got lots of guards and regs....
And, I guess that's a good thing, less people getting killed (Dumbo's like me and Bobby) Got to be "Cave Certified" today ....
That's the story and I'm stickin to it ! ! ! ! !
Yep, is better now that feds take care of it.........Quote:
Originally Posted by Slab
Nice pics & great story Phantom, I can remember going there as a kid & the boardwalk did not go all the way to the boil.
I recall the parking lot was there but can't recall a boardwalk, but .............Quote:
Originally Posted by specktacklure
I'm sitting here thinking if I even remember the boardwalk either. I know we used to walk down a woods trail to the springs but can't remember
if that was Blue or Juniper. There are small springs back in the woods at Juniper we used to get in, they are closed off now & probably better that
way, to preserve it. Spent many nights camping at Alexander as a kid too, I really enjoy the springs especially in the summer but have taken a winter
dip before. When we stayed at Blue sometimes we used to go down at night & swim, seems like you would sleep so good after that cold water dip.
Hey Slab, do they allow anyone to swim there anymore ???????
Yep!Quote:
Originally Posted by Phantom309
Same thing at Ginne....
I just dug out my old divorce papers = Those pics (mine) were made in 1973 ............
Yep Yonder, Ginnie was a beautiful place, great cave ! ! ! !
Anyone interested in these springs, just pull em up on U-Tube ......
That was back when Ginny was private owned, with little regs. Go in Devil's Eye and out the Ear, before the bars were installed. Stupid things seemed doable, when we were Young and ignorant. Right up to Huntin the bodies, that is....
I guess getting old IS a blessing.... too bad we get smarter, so late in life!
:fish
Sorry Slab, Boss, I'll shut up now! Cool to run into those folks at the swimmin hole! Tell em the Crackers say Hey!
Seems that they do because there's a specific place for snorkelers and diver to "launch" at off the board walk all posted with signs. Said it was closed while we were there, prolly cause it's the Manatee's turn to use the spring! dono. Wifey tells me now that they open it in the Summer to divers and she's usually right! lolQuote:
Originally Posted by Phantom309
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Manatee doing cave diving.
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Absolutely beautiful pic ! ! !Quote:
Originally Posted by Slab
(I'm saving it ! ! ! !)
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Enhanced version.
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Couple more pics I thought I'd share. Took these with my Fuji so did not have them to upload from phone.
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Got em saved & filed ! ! !
I do have the originals if'n you have a need for them. just sayin' - but what a beautiful place, and special. Manatee are so cool. And so is the spring. 104 million gal of water a day flows out it.Quote:
Originally Posted by Phantom309
Naw ..............I'm good with these ......Quote:
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