The kayaks had to be assembled and filled with air. 
The scuba equipment had to get a once over to make sure it was all there and get snacks and water together. Load up the truck and secure everything so we don't have any stories of kayaks flying off on the highway.
We finally made it to Crystal River and rented the scuba equipment that we don't have. Then the fun part. Loading up the kayaks with all this stuff. My fear was that the kayaks were just going to sink as soon as we put them in. They didn't! These kayaks are really sturdy and we felt safe with all the extra weight we were carrying. We headed of to two springs that normally have manatees this time of year. All we found there was a lot more tourists, boats and some fish. We decided to paddle over to the biggest spring called King Spring. It is 75 feet across and at its deepest point 35 feet. There were so many big fish down at the mouth of this spring. It was neat to be swimming along and all of a sudden you feel the water change from cold to warm instantly. The cracks in the rocks were gushing with water. We spent the whole day swimming around and going to different springs but never spotting any manatee. After finally running out of air and starting to get very hungry we decided to call it a day. And what a day it was.The worst part of any good day out on the water is when you get back you have to take everything apart, clean and dry it. This is all done when you are tired and hungry.
Close to the end of our cleaning I spotted this little fellow trying to climb into the belly of Road Hazard. What the hell is this thing?
It's going to feel good taking a shower and sitting down for dinner. We did a lot today and I know that I will feel it in the morning.
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