Florida Trip - Day 3: Mermaids at Weeki Wachee Springs State Park

We started this day off with breakfast from the hotel before we loaded the motorcoach to go to Weeki Wachee Park.  This park is known for its mermaids and underwater shows.  The show didn't start for a few hours, so we went on a boat ride first thing.  It was nice and chill.  We saw some fish that jumped out of the water and some birds.  The fish were the most exciting things we saw on the boat ride.  Julie and I, of course, had a glorious time with each other.  We are so funny and always have a blast.

After the boat ride we went and saw a presentation of some animals.  He talked about a turtle and some snakes.  The presenter was very dry.  It was almost comical just how dry he was and how he clearly had memorized the presentation, but his delivery was...dry.  

After the presentation we walked around the park a little before going and getting in line for the mermaid underwater show.  We were able to get some good seats and we were excited to see the show.  The show was so interesting.  It was an adaptation of The Little Mermaid.  They really did have people in mermaid outfits down in the water acting out this play.  They had hoses that they would suck air out of to keep them under the water.  

The water was from a natural spring and was really cool.  They had bubbles come out of different areas that made it look even more cool.  The acting was entertaining.  There were a group of young ladies near us that laughed so hard at just how cheesy the show was, that it made us laugh too.  The sea witch was definitely my favorite character.  Ariel got her legs and her and the prince came out in front of us, out of the water, and danced happily.  But then the sea witch came and scared them away.  The show was very entertaining and cheesy and interesting.  I'm not sure one would need to see that more than once.  But I am glad I can say that I've seen it. 

After the show we went at got our boxed lunches from the restaurant.  It was pretty good.  We sat outside and enjoyed the sunshine and the pretty views.  There were some peacocks walking around that were fun to watch.  After lunch we stopped by the gift shop.  I found Tyler a cool turtle from there to add to his collection.  Then it was almost time to go, so Julie and I bought some smashed pennies and then walked around the huge fountain that was in front of the park.  Then it was time to load the bus and head to our next destination.