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Swimming with manatees in Crystal River

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starlagurl	Mar 26 2009, 01:23 PM Post #1
Rolling Stone Group: Local Expert Posts: 14509 Joined: 5-November 07 From: Ottawa, Ontario, Canada Member No.: 103914	I've heard of swimming with dolphins in Florida, but never manatees. Sounds interesting, I wonder if it's more dangerous. Here is a nice story about it: http://holeinthedonut.com/2009/03/17/swimm...-river-florida/ -------------------- My most recent blog: A trip to Toronto that turned into a trip to Niagara

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huckabmm	Mar 30 2009, 03:29 PM Post #2
Pathfinder Group: Local Expert Posts: 392 Joined: 9-December 08 From: Nashville, TN USA Member No.: 264395	I've never done it commercially but we were vacationing with some friends on Captiva Island and one day we were swimming in the water and this manatee came out of nowhere. It swam around us for a few minutes just looking at us (and us at him) and then swam off...it was pretty surreal. As someone who was born/raised in Florida, and someone who has swam with one in the wild I support http://savethemanatee.org/ -------------------- -Matt "Be a traveler, not a tourist." "Chance favors the prepared mind." - Louis Pasteur Give Life My upcoming trips: 1. A week at the Outer Banks, NC; June '10 2. Somewhere in South America, Early 2011

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starlagurl Swimming with manatees in Crystal River Mar 26 2009, 01:23 PM

mmbcross Lovely story. Being from Florida, it means more to... Mar 27 2009, 03:16 PM

jeremystravels I am doing that in 2 weeks if its still colder out... Mar 27 2009, 05:28 PM

starlagurl Wow, that is a terrible thing. Jeremy, I'd l... Mar 30 2009, 10:43 AM

jeremystravels Wow, that is a terrible thing. Jeremy, I'd ... Mar 30 2009, 01:23 PM

huckabmm I've never done it commercially but we were va... Mar 30 2009, 03:29 PM

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