Rainbow Springs

After we left Ken and Bonnie, we drove over to Rainbow Springs State Park where we had reservations for 5 nights.  Our site #14 was very secluded and had full hookups.

Rainbow Springs is located on the Rainbow River.  We took the Porta-Bote out one day on the river.

 

Like Silver River, it was very clear, but the current was only about 1 mph, so we were able to use the trolling motor almost the entire way up to the headsprings.

There were also a lot of divers and snorkelers on the river.

 

There was not as much wildlife and unlike the Silver River, there were houses along this river.

We sat at the headsprings and watched the people swimming in the designated swimming area.

We turned around and headed back down the river.

 

The water was so clear you could understand why so many people dived or snorkled along the river.

 

We got our 10,000 steps in every day and on our last day, we rode our bikes down the tram trail.

It was a nice few days and Rainbow Springs was a park we wouldn't mind going back to sometime.  We had decided that with all the trouble we have had with the Porta-Bote and the difficulty in using it anywhere there was much current, we would try to sell it.  I posted it on Craigslist while we were in Florida and we just hoped that maybe someone else would be interested in buying it. 

It was perfect for someone who needed a dingy and had a motor to put on it; but for our purposes, it was way too much trouble and wasn't what we needed at this time or wanted.