Ichetucknee and Santa Fe

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Nice start to the New Year. Kayaking on TV at HOJO's in Ocala.

Breakfast, and off to the Ichnetuckee River

 Coffee Spring

 Did not see any snails

Spring flow from the back of the smaller Devil's Eye

Turtle in the eel grass

 Boardwalk and trail to Blue Hole Spring

 Scuba divers were in Blue Hole, so I checked out the fish in the run from Cedar Head Spring

 Robin

Eastern phoebe

I've snorkeled here. Before the sign.

 Coot

High Springs Country Inn

 Rainy paddle on the Santa Fe

Alligator Swallet.  A reverse spring. Taking water out of the Santa Fe

And so ends the first day of 2016.  In future years I will try to spend it in the Ocala National Forest. As January 1 is the day Spring Hopper passes go on sale for the calendar year.