Captain Ed and Leah were great! They know the waters and the area. Weren’t in the boat for more than 8 min or so and were able to get in water with a mother and juvenile manatee. Mom left but the juvenile stayed for a long time and interacted with my sister and me! We floated and he/she approached and nudged us, and was so curious! Amazing experience! The we were able to swim and see another mom and younger manatee, watching the little one with his little flipper’s trying to keep up with mom as she went up for air and then back down again, so amazing and cute! The absolute best was being able to see, from a distance, as to not intrude on their space, a mom with a one week old manatee, so small and white, amazing! After swimming with quite a few manatees Leah took us up stream to experience the area where the fresh water springs that supply all the fresh water to the bay that are home to the manatees. Beautiful spot, crystal clear water, so beautiful to be in that spot! Captain Ed and Leah took great care of us and made sure we were safe and comfortable! Both my sister and I highly recommend Gulf Coast Expeditions, I’ve already given their name to several friends that are headed to Florida in the near future.