At a New Years Day get together, one of the locals asked if we had been to Wakulla Springs State Park. The next day we were off to see the world’s largest and deepest freshwater spring. There is a nice lodge to stay at here and there are great trails to hike and bike as well as swimming and even geocaching. We did some hiking, but to really see and learn about the park, you must take a boat tour. Once boarded, we were treated to a song of life here at the springs. Then we spent an hour seeing it all – vultures, herons, ibises, ducks, egrets, turtles, and many more. And probably at least 20 alligators, including some clusters of young ones. The water stays at about 69 degrees year round and during the cold months, this is a warm haven for manatees. On the boat we saw at least 20. One interesting point – these tours have gone on for so many years, the wildlife living here think of the boats as just another non aggressive animal letting them come very close without fear.