Sunday, January 25, 2015

Dunnellon, Florida (Rainbow Springs)

During the month of January, we will be "spring hopping" all over Central Florida.
We started with Rainbow Springs...the state park we stayed in was beautiful and relaxing!  The weather was a bit chilly (well, chilly for Florida!) but we enjoyed some outdoor time and explored the area!  We'd love to come back in the warmer summer months to tube down the Rainbow River!

Cozy little spot
Look what we saw on one of our many walks through the campground!  Our first armadillo sighting!!!!

Breathtaking!  

Aaron was the first one in the springs!!!  
And then before I knew it, all of my guys were swimming in Rainbow Springs!  They are brave and evidently immune to the cold :-)

Real men wear pink goggles...xoxo
We learned more about the springs and had a fun day...so glad they went swimming that day because it was too chilly the rest of the time we were there!

It rained a few days we were in Dunnellon, so we had plenty of time to catch up on schoolwork...we learned more about kinetic and potential energy and how roller coasters work (follow up lesson from last weeks amusement park adventure)
We created our own marble coaster in the rig!
It was full of twists and turns!  Success!!!
We also learned to bake bread in the crockpot.  Delicious!!!
Beer bread :-)
The sun finally came back out and we were able to get back outside get moving!  
We explored the trails in the park and saw some wonderful waterfalls!



We love the outdoors!
Love flowers in January
Swimming, hiking, waterfalls...Rainbow Springs State Park was a winner!





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