Great pictures,
@HollyAnnS When you were in DeLeon Springs and Lake Woodruff you weren't far from us. Blue Springs is a nice place to visit when the manatees are there, but it is probably too late in the year to see them now. If you want to see alligators, go to the Black Point loop on the Merritt Island WLP. We have never failed to see at least one there hanging out on a mangrove island. We have even named him George and the last time we were there he had a companion whom we have tentatively named Georgina.