Wakulla Springs

One of the first places Thomas and I visited as a tourist in our new city was Wakulla Springs.  I moved to Tallahassee over Christmas break in 2011-2012.  On our first long weekend Thomas' parents came down and we journeyed to Wakulla Springs.  We had lunch in the lodge and then took a boat tour.

I loved being so close to the Manatees. It was a great time of year to do the boat ride, because plenty of manatees had come into the spring from the ocean for warmth.  (Side note, we had a very entertaining conversation while in Sweden this summer.  Apparently a manatee is not a common animal there.  Explaining them as a sea cow was not that helpful.)

There was a lot of wildlife, including alligators of which I am not so fond.

In case you didn't know, Wakulla Springs is where several early Tarzan movie were filmed. However, all that's left of his tree is a stump.

I love that not too far from where we live there are so many state and national parks.  We really enjoyed getting to see native wildlife and look forward to traveling to other parks soon. Thanks for journeying with me for a Taste of Tallahassee.

A Taste of Tallahasee

This summer Thomas and I traveled with his parents back to Sweden.  (Yes, back! Thomas took me to Stockholm in 2006 and proposed.  I know, I have the best engagement story ever, but we'll have to save that for another post.) We really wanted to take a host gift for our friends, but didn't want it to just be something without thought.  So, after much searching we found these cute little plates.  They're about the size of dessert plate and all around them are images of Tallahassee and the surrounding area.  I thought it would be neat if over the next few weeks I posted images of my experience with said locations/activities.  That way, you can get a taste of Tallahassee.  So, I hope you'll come back every week or so to journey with me through our city.

In case you can't tell, here's a list of the places mentioned on the plate:

• Historic State Capitol
• Maclay State Gardens
• Canopy Roads
• Tallahassee Museum
• Goodwood Museum
• Dorothy B. Oven Park
• St. Marks Lighthouse
• The Challenger Center
• (Nondescript football player)
• Live Oaks
• Appalachicola National Forrest
• Mary Brogan Museum
• Wakulla Springs
• Mission San Luis
• LeMoyne