Lithia Springs, Florida

Today we traveled about 45 minutes southwest to Lithia, Florida. They have a natural spring that we wanted to try. It was only $1 per person and so much fun. The spring is 72 degrees year round, so a bit nippy for this southerner, but Dan kept saying it was refreshing. Once you got (all the way) in, it was perfect in the blazing July heat.

24 million gallons of water flow up from this spring every day. Dan snorkeled about 15 feet down to see the source of the spring bubbling from the earth. So neat to experience this natural 'swimming pool' of fresh, s0 clear, clean, beautiful spring water. And fish! Schools of them swimming all around- nice size too. The kids loved it and didn't want to leave.