Today we took a family outing to Salt Springs. The girls and I had camped there in November 2020 and were hoping to take the whole family someday. It has a combination of great elements that make it a nice place to visit. It is only 1 hour away. The parking lot is less than a walmart walk from the actual springs. It's not crowded. The bathrooms are close by! The water is so clear and there are interesting things to look at in the caldera; blue crabs, fish and deep bottomless crevices!
We brought things to cook hotdogs and smores on the fire. We never do this away from home. It was a big deal to have cooked food and messy treats instead of dub dubs, cookies and apples; our standard for family outings fare. We brought intertubes and boogie boards (that lP, age 10, delights to call biggie boards). We had goggles for everyone and snorkels to share. Everyone had water shoes.
P has the week off and when we found out that G had no school on Monday, we decided this would be the perfect opportunity to take this trip. It was not quite warm enough to keep it from being cold. L needed to get out twice. LP had a zoom book club at 4 so we got packed up and let her do that on the drive home. It was a good outing. L wants to go back, but I think it's more of an annual event.
Compared to Itchetucknee, that is far, expensive, crowded, lots of lines, no bathroom access for hours, this is a nice relaxing outing. I'll have to suggest it to the P family. Something in the middle we can all enjoy.
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