Hey y'all,

We did the coolest thing over the weekend.  Locals call it 'floating down the Ichetucknee' lol and we had a blast!  Basically, the Ichetucknee (say itcha-tuck-nee) is the clearest river I have ever seen, and there is a state park there in north Florida.  You can rent tubes, rafts, etc or bring your own and float down through spring-fed, crystal clear waters.  (Now say 'ice cold'!)  Beautiful, gorgeous, a wondrous experience for us all...you could literally look down into the water and see every little thing on the bottom of the river.  The children took their swimming goggles and we bought one of those one-time-usage waterproof cameras.  We saw lots of fish, turtles, birds...and otters!  They were so cool, I'd never thought about otters around here!  This one lil guy was only about 4 feet from me, he chattered at us a bit, dove under, resurfaced with a fish and proceeded to sit there and have a snack while watching us float by lol.  It was truly amazing, we loved it!  The scenery was absolutely gorgeous, I highly recommend it. :)