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| Beth's photo of Carl the manatee |
She has a way with animals of all kinds, so when she reported that she spotted manatees and was going to use a sea kayak to paddle out to where they were, hoping to commune with them, I didn't doubt that she would do just that.
Yesterday, I got this report, which I hope she doesn't mind sharing with the "rock" community:
Okay, are you sitting down for this?? Here is the manatee update...
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| Mama and baby Florida manatees |
I DID see a mommy manatee and her calf. AND mommy surfaced right near my boat and the baby was above her so when mommy came out of the water, baby was pushed almost all the way out so i got to see all of her including her wee side flippers and round tail fin.
I love manatees.
Mission accomplished. Yay for Beth!
3 comments:
I'm surprised she didn't figure out a way to take one home to keep in her bathtub!! :)
So Beth is visiting our old "stomping grounds"-how neat!
The Manatees are so much fun to watch and her cousin Debbie has always felt the same way about the the sea life down there; but especially the Dolphins-she sure would enjoy where Beth is right now!!!
Beth also reported seeing a dolphin, two bald eagles and a sea snake. She has convinced me to go to the Ding Darling (don't you love the name) NWR, too. She also says the shells are "ridiculous," meaning that there are so many piles of beautiful shells that you don't have to really hunt for them. And remember, Loie, she is coming home today. Maybe she has found a way to dehydrate and freeze-dry one, smuggle it into her carry-on, and then rehydrate it at home. I'd put nothing past her. She has had a thing for manatees and narwahls for years and years. Maybe I can get her to do a blog post about the narwahl, a fascinating whale.
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