Manatee Family On Parade
Personal memory by Ian OBannon
2016 • Crystal River, FL, USA
My family and I spent a week at Crystal River, Florida and one of the best memories was watching what appeared to be a family (dad, mom and baby) of Manatees swim right past us in the canal right by our hotel. You could swim with the manatees; however, you had to wear a wetsuit and could not touch (to avoid bacteria transfers). The manatees were extremely friendly.
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