Weeki Wachee Springs

Thursday we took Chase to Weeki Wachee. Grandma and Grandpa kept Anthony, so we could take Chase to the waterpark that is attached to it. Weeki Wachee is only 4 miles up the road from my granparents, but we had never gone before. When we first got there we went to the boat ride first. We took a 20 minute boat ride on the Weeki Wachee River. We mainly saw fish, and learned that 100 million gallons of water is pumped out of the spring a day. The water is a constant 74.6 degrees. The water park uses the spring water as well, so there is not any chlorine.

After the boat ride we went over to buccaneer Bay. They had just made a kiddy pool and slide, so it was perfect for Chase to play in. While Chase did that, Eric and I took turns going down the waterslides. I wasn't brave enough to go down Pirate's Plunge, which looked way too fast and steep. As we were packing up to go back over to the mermaid show, the lifeguards cleared the water, because an alligator was spotted. We didn't have time to look for it, because we wanted a good seat for the underwater mermaid show.

The mermaid show was the highlight for Chase. He was just telling Miranda all about it yesterday. It was really fun to watch. The women dressed up as mermaids and performed, "The Little Mermaid." They had hoses underwater to get oxygen from. The lip synced the words and songs. It was really cool, because a school of fish and a turtle swam right by them, as they were performing. After that we headed home. Chase was sad, because he wanted to see it again. We told him he would have to wait until next year. He wasn't very hip on that answer. Here is a website telling about the history of the mermaids. http://www.roadsideamerica.com/attract/FLWEEmer.html