Bryant's Wharf Public Dock
"Life isn't about finding yourself. Life is about
creating yourself." ―George
Bernard Shaw
When we were in Welaka a few
weeks ago a local man told us about several places we should explore. We didn't take time to see those places on our first visit, but we did today. We took the
dinghy down and headed north to check out Welaka Spring first. The spring was
very small and unimpressive, but the area around it was very pretty. Our next
stop was Mud Spring. It’s located in Welaka State Forest, we took our dinghy
through Little Lake George and up Mud Creek, but it can also be accessed along
a hiking trail. There is a nice picnic area around the spring and the spring
forms a pool that you can swim in. Both springs we saw today were very small
compared to the other springs we’ve visited.
On the way back to the boat
we rode up Bear Creek to the Oklawaha River. Both were beautiful and lush...we
felt like we were in a jungle. It looks so jungle like, that filmmakers
used an area close by to film Tarzan movies during the 1930s and 40s. Locals have told us there are monkeys in the area, descendants of those that got
loose during filming. We were also told today by a couple that they see monkeys
around the Mud Spring area regularly...but we didn’t see any today.
We're still waiting on the
storms that are moving this way. We've gotten afternoon showers the past few
days but then it clears up...nothing like they're getting north of here. This
evening we had quite a few visitors on the dock; everyone was interested in the
boat and where we'd been. One young lady I was visiting with even gave us a pie...the
people in Welaka are very nice.
Welaka Spring
Mud Spring
This little guy was hanging around the boat this evening. He even came closer when I started talking to him.
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