Back in October we took Lottie

#LottieScotty

down to Florida for a few days...

[on what turned out to be our last trip in her.]

We were headed for a week at Ft. Wilderness [Disney] but left a little early so we could take a swing over to Weeki Wachee "on the way"...

We found a little privately owned campground that basically gave us a pull-through site for the night -  as we arrived late in the evening, 

and left before the sun was up the next morning...  

[I still think she is ADORABLE.] 

We never un-hitched. lol

This made us re- think the possibilities of 'boon-docking' with #AnnieLeetheArgosy

And with her solar power and compost toilet, I think I could handle it.

So back to Weeki Watchi...

Way back in the day when I was 6 or 7 years old my family took a trip to Tampa to see a cousin [who was really closer to my mom's age] and we visited Busch Gardens while there... I also have a very vague memory of going somewhere and watching REAL mermaids swim.

So I've been on the look-out ever since - ha.

A few years back I realized it had to be Weeki Wachi Springs and I've been trying to figure out a way that we could add this to a trip ever since!

So when Sean [Sean of the South, sweet potato pie and shut my mouth -- we sang that together recently, you know -] mentioned it in one of his articles. I just decided NOW is the time. [I'm not getting any younger, y'all.]

And I was pleasantly surprised to see all that this little park has to offer - and for such a great price! It's a wonderful water park, and nature adventure! I really wanted to go on the boat ride to see the manatee - but hey, we had a reservation in Disney for that afternoon, so I knew going in that this was a morning-only thing...

We enjoyed walking through the park before our scheduled show...

Took advantage of a few photo ops - ha. 

[This is actually two photos spliced together since there was no one 

around to take it for us - can you tell?]

For the show we went down into a 'cave' and there were walls of glass where you could see the mermaids swimming [and performing the play] in a natural environment.The show was based on Hans Christian Anderson's Little Mermaid 

[a bit different than Disney, but still fun for the kiddos.]

I thought it was great fun!

Kind of neat to see them swimming with [in the wild] fish -

They had oxygen tubes that they shared to breath while under water [and they each stayed under a long, long time.] They also used it to make bubbles that added a bit of excitement for the kiddos watching.

All in all, it was a nice little morning to enjoy some Florida sunshine. 

And despite our pending engagement at Disney that evening - it was wonderful to have an un-hurried morning together... and see some very rural areas of Florida that we've never shared together. [Have I mentioned lately how much I love adventuring with my sweetheart?!]

But back to #LottieScotty - we knew we would sell her as soon as we purchased #AnnieLeetheArgosy - and I was surely hoping to sell her while in Florida 

[I wanted her to be far away so I might never see someone else camping in her. 

Crazy, I know]

Craig did his FB MarketPlace magic, and we got an acceptable offer  - so we left her at her new home on the bay in Cocoa Beach. 

I hope they love and care for her as much as we did!

She was a good ole girl...