The tea water, so called because of the color caused by abundant organic matter, had no flow, as the two lakes are apparently at the same elevation. Dense Florida foliage lines the shores: mangrove, cypress (?), grasses, lily pads in the water, live oak, and who knows what else.
Right off the bat we saw an alligator sunning on the shore with a turtle on the alligator's back. The turtle almost immediately dove into the water as we passed. As we rounded curve after curve along the quiet waterway, we saw great blue herons, little blue herons, great egrets, kingfishers, an eastern kingbird, anhingas, 2 white-faced ibises, an osprey, several hawks (unidentified), black vultures, and then, what to our wondering eyes should appear but a very large wild boar on the shore. At first I thought it was a black bear, but upon further inspection, it was definitely of the pig family.
We went to Lake Denham, and took the side trip down to the spring, the long run on the dotted line going south. Didn't go quite as far as the spring - my arms were getting tired - out of shape, I guess.
We had no idea when we decided to stay in this area just how good the kayaking and bird watching would be! A great treat!
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