A Nature Cruise on the St. Johns River

On Tuesday afternoon we boarded this large pontoon boat with about thirty other park visitors for a guided nature tour.

 

This is Captain Peter who drove the boat and did the narration on the tour.

 

We saw a lot of Florida wildlife in their natural setting.  This Red-bellied Turtle was larger than any turtle we had seen in Michigan.

You had to keep a sharp lookout as we slowly moved along.  Do you see anything in the vegetation above?

 

Here is same river bank with the camera zoomed in.  He/she was not the only large alligator we saw.

These little gators were sunning themselves and did not seem to care if they had their picture taken.

 So......

The St. Johns River Cruise turned out to be a fun two-hour experience at a very reasonable price!

If you ever come to Blue Spring State Park be sure to take it.