This time of year the manatees come into Tampa Bay because the water is so much warmer then the ocean. It is seriously so cool to be able to see them so close. We took an evening and went to Tarpon Springs, which is about 10 minutes from our house, to try to spot a few. There is a bayou there that is completely surrounded by houses (picture above) where we saw 3 or 4 hanging out. 
We watched them for awhile on someone's boat dock and the boys had fun running down the grassy hills nearby. It was definitely very cool to be so close to them and I think we'll be heading back a few more times before they all head back to the big ocean! I love these little memories we'll have of our time here in Florida and I'm grateful we get to share them with our boys. It was great watching how excited they were when they saw a little manatee nose or tail pop up :)
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