Our guide, Astrid, was great. She was super personable and informative. She had a great eye and pointed out so many different birds, and turtles. We even saw a small gator sunning itself. She gave us some great info on the local plants and vegetation. When she saw my teen losing steam during the paddling she paddles up near him and they talked and she put some wind back into his sails(or paddles). That was much appreciated. The highlight was the Blue Spring lagoon. The water was crystal clear and so picturesque. We saw alligator Gars and order fish. The only manatee that day was O'Neill, the local rescue manatee. He was so cool to watch and he even swam under my kayak. What an experience!!! Not going to lie, I was a tad disappointed that we didn't see the hundreds of manatees migrating to eat like the website had said. However we still loved this tour, had a great time and would certainly recommend it. PS, Astrid took and shared some beautiful pictures of our group and trip, Thanks Astrid! You were great! :)