This_just_happened
Jul 2019
My family was lucky enough to take Captain Ron's 10am tour in mid July, which is off-season for viewing manatees in the Crystal River area. We were told up-front there would not be the types of viewing opportunities we'd typically see during prime manatee season, but we'd definitely have a manatee encounter. Not only were Captain Ron and Lauren good company, they were very knowledgable about Manatees and their behaviors. Much to our pleasure, we not only saw a manatee, we saw several. Captain Ron and Lauren were able to put us in a few different manatee encounters, with 2 of them being mama & baby duos. We even watched an interested male manatee pursue a disinterested mama & baby duo. Every aspect of the experience was very interesting, informative, and more importantly...exciting. It felt like a once in a lifetime experience for my family, and I encourage all who read this to give Captain Ron's Gulf Coast Expeditions a shot. You will NOT be disappointed.