Excellent trip overall:
- Guides were knowledgeable, welcoming, and described their contributions to manatee conservation.
- Boat was clean, spacious, and enclosed from wind.
- The 7am tour was cold, but the boat ride was only 10 minutes. At this time of day, the manatees were plentiful.
- We had about 2 hours scheduled for swimming. The water temperature sent most back to the boat after about 75 minutes. Temperature can be managed by staying in the water (rather than standing up on the shallow bottom, exposing yourself to wind) and by staying near the lukewarm springs.