Homosassa Springs

About 10 min from our RV stay was the wildlife reserve Homosassa Springs which was originally funded by Jimmy Buffet. It was originally a zoo with exotic animals and then the state took it over to help local species who are injured.

They have 3 female Manatees who will not be introduced back out in the wild due to injuries. One of the girls is a whooping 2400 pounds and living her best life being fed iceberg lettuce 4 times a day. (400 lbs a day) .

What’s cool about this reserve is they have an underwater cylinder to be able to see the manatees hanging out under water. I could watch them forever.

We also saw a panther, flamingos, storks, pelicans, bald eagles, owls, alligators and other native animals.

It was a cooler of the hot days, but still hot. Afterwards we treated ourself to ice cream from Twisted Treats before heading back to get cool in the pool and start packing to leave tomorrow.Read more