Thanksgiving Break

No turkey here. Thursday we drove down to St. Augustine, FL and spent the afternoon on the beach and wandering the streets. St. Augustine is the oldest city in America and site of the fountain of youth. It was very cool. We found all these dead sharks on the beach which was kind of freaky. In the city, we walked around the old fort (because we're too cheap to pay to go in the fort), ate dinner at and English pub, and had our picture taken by a homeless man in the park. (The whole time I'm thinking, "please don't run away with the camera". That's the Thanksgiving spirit, Sarah...)

Friday we went to 3 parks at Disney World: Animal Kingdom, MGM Studios and Epcot. We love Disney World. It was the funnest day. Devin knew exactly where to go and what to do since he's a seasoned Disney World vet. I loved the new Everest ride and the Tower of Terror.

Saturday we got up early and drove to Crystal River, FL. We hopped on a boat and went out snorkeling with the manatees in a spring. During the winter, manatees migrate from the gulf to warmer waters inland where the springs keep the temp around 72 degrees. The manatees are these giant, blubbery, sea creatures that act like little puppies. They'll come over to you and roll over so you can scratch their bellies. It's the craziest thing. They were all around us. We had the time of our lives. We also came face to face more than once with these scary looking tarpon fish. They're about 4 feet long and don't mind coming up close. That was wacky. Then we went back to Gainesville and watched the Cougars beat the Utes, the Tigers beat the Gamecocks and the basketball Cougs put up a pretty good fight against the Tarheels. It was a nice way to relax after so much action.