Sorry I don’t have photos, I didn’t have a water proof pouch for my phone. Make sure you do. Take the 8am tour for manatee sighting. Choose the paddle board will provide you better physical view by reducing the glare of the reflective morning sunlight. Honestly, we saw 6-7 manatee right off the bat, before we even got into our kayaks. Four Right there under the no wake sign going into the canal. Riley of Tennessee, was our guide’s name. He was pretty chill and fairly knowledgeable while at the same time being proactive and protective of the manatees. I imagine that’s a rare skill set. It was a no stress enchanting couple of hours. We even passed three manatee coming back out of the canal who were sleeping. My mum and I made good memories! The best kind of gift a vacation can provide.
Especially since we were in the area for my Uncle’s internment. It was a brief relief from the grief we were enduring due our loss of him.