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Rainbow Springs – attractive destination for Florida travel and Florida vacation

Rainbow spring is the third largest from all Florida’s Springs and the source of the beautiful Rainbow River. The headspring is a complex of four vents(outlets). Numerous smaller vents and boils contribute to the average flow of 450 million gallons per day.

Rainbow River, once known as Blue Run, flows about 5.6 miles and joins the Withlacoochee River on its way through Lake Rousseau to the Gulf of Mexico.

The headspring is a natural swimming pool with crystal clear and purest water.

The feeling of this pure cool freshness is an unique experience of joy for the skin, the whole body and soul that will attract you again and again.

Canoes and kayaks for rent are available for those who want to explore the river’s abundant wildlife, including otters, alligators, many species of turtles and fish and also variety of water birds.

All around the headspring there is a beautiful park with picnic areas surrounded by green lush vegetation, blossoming bushes full of butterflies and mixed forest providing fresh cool air and shade. The famous azalea gardens are in bloom In February and March.

The park is huge with nature trails for those who want to stroll and enjoy the butterfly garden, man-made waterfalls and the sandhill pine forest.

Rainbow Springs State Park is located 3 miles north of Dunnellon, Marion County, Central Florida

Open 8 a.m. until sunset, 365 days a year.
An entrance fee of only 1.00 per person is required.
Parking lots are in the forest very near the entrance of the park

Silver Springs in Florida – one well known tourist destination

During the hot summer days the many Florida Springs are some of the most attractive places to go. Clear water with constant temperature year round and many recreational possibilities, including scuba diving,snorkeling, canoeing, fishing,swimming and others, are just perfect alternatives to the busy city life.

Silver Springs is a small town in Marion County, North Central Florida, several miles east of Ocala.
Silver Springs on Google maps

Silver Springs provide the headwaters of Silver River – nearly 550 million gallons crystal clear water are being delivered every day.This forms the largest natural artesian spring system in the world. The water purity is 99.8% and temperature is 72 degrees F year round. The water is so clear and transparent that the place became favorite for filming and TV shows’ underwater scenes.

The high visibility makes things look nearby as the bottom might be dozens of feet away from the surface.

This park is open every day from 10am to 5 pm and combines the natural environment with family entertainment of different kinds (glass bottom cruises, concerts, animal shows and others). Admission is $34 for adult and includes all the features inside the park.

From the glass bottom boats you can see all underwater habitants and feed them

Have fun and enjoy!

It is summer time = vacation time for many of us. Maybe some of us need new ideas, something inexpensive and at the same time exciting?

This post might give you another sight.

Some time ago i was thinking of buying a small inflatable canoe or kayak to explore closely beautiful Florida springs and rivers. At that time I could not find something suitable that I would like from the first glance. But I did not give up the idea and a month ago I searched some online stores and found my past idea “materialized” .

“Coleman 2-Person Inflatable Sit-on-Top Kayak With Paddles”

So I immediately ordered it from WALMART ( it is available online only ), where they had the lowest price of 79.98.

And for less than a hundred dollars (including shipping and two paddles) I got it in a few days.

And of course we ( my wife and me ) tried it right away. The first evaluation is:

• when properly inflated the kayak is very stable in the water
• despite its size of 11 feet, it is relatively light and can be carried and handled inflated by a single person
• easy to clean, wash and deflate after use
• can be folded and put in a bigger bag
• and finally it is very inexpensive water sport -;) – going in the water costs nothing to you

Kayaking in the ocean might be as exiting as it is in the mountain river. Like the other day we went in the water in pretty “breezy” weather and after a while we got company – a couple dolphins just a few dozens feet away.

But the most excited as always were the children on the beach. They all wanted a ride.

On St.Pete Beach

Enjoy open air and open water kayaking!