Homosassa Springs - Florida's Best Wildlife State Park
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- Опубліковано 27 січ 2023
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Homosassa Springs - Florida's Best Wildlife State Park (SN 6 - EP 222)
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This week on LivinRVision, we take you to Homosassa Springs Wildlife State Park! We weren’t sure whether or not to go but we are so glad we did! Find out why and enjoy the show! 🧡😊🤓
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Your quote about your bride was beautifully said sir🙏
Thank you for all the great videos you do
Such a great video this week! Thanks for bringing us along with you! Much love from SC, Jane ❤🙏
Glad to see you both in better spirits after last week. Hope all got settled with the RV mishap. Stay safe, thanks for your great videos! 👍
I live in Homosassa one little town. Then Homosassa Springs. These are the indigenous Native American Indian names of our towns. How fun to see a little piece of our little piece of the World.
I went there as a kid maybe 25 years ago. I'll never forget as we we're snorkeling with the manatees, my sister described them best as "Big Sea Baked Potatoes". That, along with so many other memories came from that place. I'm glad to see the park continue on with the "Sea Baked Potato" Sanctuary. 🤗
The pie lady is back! That pie name is a mouthful. Beautiful park to visit. 😎🤓🥸
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Loved this video! Especially when you were talking about couples traveling and the light in her eyes matching her smile!❤. What a romantic you are! Lol. And of course the pie… what a great way to end the day! Thanks again for sharing your adventures!
Brian is truly a romantic!! 🧡🤓
Oh to see that beautiful 🌞. It's so cloudy and cold here. It's snowing again, too. That's so cool to see the bald eagle. We have many living by the river downtown. Many people go and watch them over their lunch hour. What a majestic bird. Thanks for another great video.
Ok. You made me cry talking about Michelle. But the tour was great. I lived in Pensacola for 18 years but only went south twice and both times I didn't have time to sightsee. So thank you. If I can get back, I'll definitely be stopping there.
Nice park and boat tours. Animals look good and happy too. Oh now that pie caught my attention for sure.
My dad lived in Homosassa for about 10 years after he retired from the Army, but moved back home (IL) a few years back. He enjoyed his time in FL. Nice video guys and the pie looked amazing.
Love the fishbowl! We’ve gone to this park for 20+ years. We love it and have taken our grandkids there many times. Wish they still had the yearly pass. We have a place in Yankeetown about 18-20 miles north on Hwy 19. This is our favorite area of Florida! Enjoyed your UA-cam video!
While in Homosassa it is an absolute must to have shrimp at the freezer. The best in Florida. I go there fairly often.
Definitely
Steak is good too at the freezer
Thanks for sharing! We will have to try the Freezer next time. 👍🏻
You make a excellent video , very interesting.
If you ever visit Charleston SC we too have lots of gators. I am a wildlife photographer , they are not my favorite subject. Some of the birds you have captured we see in this area , not all.
Thank you for sharing . Charleston SC
SOOO sweet Bryan! And yes, I am sure many of your followers come to see your adventures, but stay because of the love we see between you and Michelle!🤗 Happy travels!👍🏽
Thank you two for sharing your wonderful adventures with us!
Love the park, just beautiful 🥰🥰 Safe Travels ❤️
All last winter in Florida, how did I not hear of this place??? We were going to go back to FL in 2 years, now I want to go next year! We are for sure not going to hang out here In freezing AZ! Lol
And we had previously planned to be in the SW for this winter and changed to FL, lol. It’s also been pretty chilly a few days here in FL during this month. Hopefully it warms up for you guys soon!
Glad you liked it. Its one of my favorite Fl parks
I’m with you, Brian, I am NOT a fan of snakes! Great video. Love how you mentioned your joy & happiness comes from watching Michelle smile❤️
I really enjoy your videos. When I watch the two of you it reminds me of my husband and I. We were going to do what you guys are doing but he passed away 10 years ago. So now I travel with you two. Thanks for the trips.
So so sorry about your loss. Hopefully you know he is always still with you especially during those times you are thinking of him. It makes us happy that you get some joy from our videos. We are sure he is sharing those times with you as well. 🙏🏻🧡
Since you are on the Gulf coast of Florida, go to Sarasota for pie. There are several kinds. Eat at Yoder's Amish restaurant on Bahia Ave. You would not expect it. The area is called Amish Village. I loved their peanut butter pie. The meals are also delicious. They have separate open air market and deli. I don't think you will be disappointed!
We’ve been to Yoder’s and agree with you!! 😋
your love for each other shines thru in ur videos! I am happy to say I am lucky enough to have a man who feels that way about me and I sure hope he realizes how precious he is to me as well.
I use to live about six mikes from Homosassa Wildlife Park....had a years pass and could go anytime I wanted a little bit of nature.
Great tour of the park. We saw Lou and company there several years ago.
I totally agree on the enjoyment of the ones you’re with being the best part.
If you haven’t been there you might check out Corkscrew Swamp down around Alligator Alley from the Naples side.
You’ll see all kinds of birds, gators, etc. They have naturalists and signs pointing out things you might never notice without them.
See you next week!
We’ll have to checkout that place if we’re in that area. Added it to our list! Thanks!
We love to explore Florida State Parks. We are currently staying at Gamble Rogers in Flagler Beach for the first time! Safe Travels as always!!
So do we. Safe travels!
If you like Mexican, Don Pepe’s (also in Dunnellon like the Front Porch) is great! On weekends it opens at 5 and is pretty busy. Good food at very reasonable prices. Withlacoochee Bike trail starts at Blue Run Park in Dunnellon, and a kayak ride down the Rainbow River is fun.
Thanks for all those great suggestions!
5 miles from our home. Great place, have visited many times. You were there right around Lou’s 63rd birthday. All of the animals in the park are native to Florida except Lou. He was granted Florida citizenship.
That is a great park, and agree - the boat ride both ways. We walked your tram route, OK..but the boat. Little factoid: Historically, the park was one of the original tourist destinations during the train era and it housed exotic animals and those trained for TV. When Florida acquired the property in the 60's, they transitioned from exotic animal shows to native FL wildlife. The hippo is obviously not native to FL, but due to age, no zoo would take him so the Legislature, by special act, declared Lu an honorary citizen. Also about 20 miled up the toad towards Tampa is another of the original tourist destinations, Weeki Wachee Springs that still has the live mermaids. Both of them are one of the three or four State parks that are premium priced at $13 where others are at least half that.
Pie looked awesome
Any video with a pie in it gets a two thumbs up 👍 👍.Homosassa park is great, you drove right past our home in the Villages, that was our new golf cart bridge you drove under! Safe travels and thanks for the sticker and photo!
Absolutely LOVE your commentary, Brian. Thanks for sharing your travels yet again! -Pink flip flops
Definitely worth the visit. What a nice shout out to Michelle.
Looks like a fun day! 👏🐟🦅 🥧 🦛 ❤
I think it was very noble of you to visit the reptiles even though you don't like them.
Thanks for taking us with you! I enjoyed this video a lot since I doubt we will be traveling there ourselves.
So fearful videos! I love when you explain things in your calm, cool voice. ❤
Great video 😊
Another great video! 🙌🙌💕❤️thank you for taking us along on your awesome adventures! 🙏🙌👍until next time 😀😀
You guys always make me laugh. Such a sweet couple!
If you want to see the spectacular waters of the inshore gulf take a fishing charter for trout/redfish with Captain Billy Henderson in Crystal River. He’s the best IMHO!
Thanks for the suggestion! 👍🏻😊🤓
Thanks for the wonderful videos! I really enjoyed the show and especially as y’all walked through the park. When we stay in Ocean Shores, WA, we see the bald eagles flying overhead while doing our kayaking in the canals. There’s huge nests all around. We usually rent kayaks from Ocean Shores Boat House. He’s right on the canals and he’s got everything! 10:50
Excellent camera quality and loved the selections of music 🎶😃
“It must be rush hour!” Too funny 😂
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We have a very little tiny town of a few thousand. We are on the Gulf of Mexico. But we are also enjoying to the freshwater Springs in Crystal River Florida. So this is a tourist place all year round. It never slows down. It's quite fun and quite amazing. So no it wasn't rush-hour it was normal for here.
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Mariecruthirds6639 was talking about the part in the video with the long line of fish swimming and Michelle made the joke, “It must be rush hour”. 😊
Very, very, very good show today! You two get our day started every Saturday. So much fun you two. I'm with you Brian I don't like the reptiles so much either. We lived below that area once upon a time but never been to that park. Thanks so much for sharing and taking us along. Blessings to you both.
I'm watching the zoo episode...I'm with you Brian, NO snake's.....Yes pie
Brian, I've heard those same words from my husband that you said about Michele.
We love your videos and look forward to sharing your adventures each week. You guys are so sweet!
Thanks for the park adventure! I don’t live far from that park. Been when is was private owned . Much much better after the State took it over ! Thanks for sharing!
You two make me smile! That park looks amazing! Great vlog.
Really enjoy your videos. The scenery you're travels and warmth.
Nice tour, thanks! 🖖🏻😘👍🏻🙏🏻
That’s a great park and I could’ve told you about an awesome bbq place That’s all in our home base back yard And the front porch pies are good Home made by a wonderful lady there
We enjoyed our visit there a couple years ago. We will have to try to go again. Nice video, as usual. Thank you! 😊
That was fun...that pie looked delicious..great video as always
Pretty cool video thanks for sharing like seeing all the animals
Great video I didn;t see you guys swimming with the Manatees
We did not that day but hopefully some day we will.
Looks like fun! Another item added to the bucket list.
This was excellent!! Thanks so much for sharing!!
We loved this video! We spent the day there a couple of years ago.
We’re enjoying your favorite park in Cali right now 🤓 Sherman’s Deli is our destination this week 🥧💛💛
Enjoy a piece of Bavarian coconut cream pie for me! 🧡🤓
We snowbird in Brooksville Fl. about 30 min south of where you are! 😊 Enjoy your videos! We summer in Central PA.
Thanks for the tour!
Wow that looks like a awesome park to add to our bucket list, we were just at Blue Springs State Park on Tues or Wednesday (I’ve slept since then lol) there were 189 manatees in the spring canal that day! It was awesome to see so many!
Nice video!! I live about 5 miles South and have been to that park several times. Great retirement spot!!!
Looked like a perfect day. What I love even more is when I am watching yall on Apple TV and it just goes to the next video... Always good for some laughs. Hope yall are warm and happy wherever you are~ (((HUGS)))
Did you stay at Crystal Isles? We just spent a couple of weeks there and loved it. Did some kayaking and the wildlife park and several other things. Had a great time.
We did not stay there as we were only in the area for the day. Glad you enjoyed it there!
Fun video!
Great video…well done!
Drove to Dunnellon specifically to try the caramel walnut apple pie on your recommendation. It did not disappoint!’ Thank you, thank you, thank you!! Planning to visit the wildlife park tomorrow.
Yay! Glad you enjoyed it! 🧡😊🤓
That is our favorite Florida state park.
Facts: Lu is actually named Lucifer, he was granted citizenship so he could stay there amongst the native species.
Homosassa means where the peppers grow.
Lu was actually looking rather bad a few years ago but even in his extreme age (the oldest living hippo!) he's actually improved his health dramatically.
I do like snakes, and everything else. I also like pie. Oh, by the way, it's a hair past a freckle...lol
Run Forrest, Run!!!!
Your in my neck of the woods. Lots of nice springs also in Crystal River.
We actually released a video about that area a couple years ago. Lots of Manatees there that day. 👍🏻
Glad you are enjoying your time in Florida. I spent 3 weeks there last month and was pulling ticks off my dogs everyday. It's not for us, spending the rest of winter in southwest Arizona. Look forward to your videos, alway good information.
I live close to that Park and have been here for 14 years. In that time I have had two dogs and never had one tick. Maybe its because they get monthly flea and tick treatment. Sorry you dont like Florida but its just as well because we have about 900 people per day moving here and its getting too crowded!!
@@davemessenger1944 I meant Florida in general. Traveled around most of the state. I don't want to live in any one state. Happy for you, I like moving from place to place.
You just missed us, we were in Ocala at Champions Run RV Resort for 3 days.
Great video! I think your production crew should post a mid-week video! It would make our week!
Sure wish we could. If we did, you probably wouldn’t be happy with the quality. 😂
@@LivinRVision We’d enjoy just tagging along as you guys walk down the street going for the evening pie dessert. We know pie occurs more than once a week.
😂 That seems to be what everyone believes anyway. 🤓 Usually once a week during filming day and sometimes not even that. At least it gives me a reason to have pie. 😜🤓
I live 2 miles from there
Welcome to our neck of the woods. Hope you were able to partake in some Gasparilla festivities and learned how to talk like a pirate - Aarrgh!
Aargh! Unfortunately we left that area before the festivities. We hope some day we’ll get to check it out. 🏴☠️😊🤓
@@LivinRVision Gasparilla, every year for 100 years. Don’t miss “Delightful Dunedin” if you are still on the W coast of FL. It really is delightful. Let us know if you have questions. Safe travels.
They should put those Hippo signs in public restrooms...🥲🤣
Unfortunately this is true 😂 🤢
LMAO 🤣
Great video! My wife will check it out next time we head to Florida. By the way, will you have to wait awhile to get the van fixed?
The tail light is already fixed!
What the boat guide said about the monkeys is untrue. There were no monkeys on THAT island they were a little ways down and the boats would stop on purpose to feed them. I never saw any monkeys steel items form tourist (I actually rode the boat many times when the monkeys were there). They were removed when all the other non native animals were removed. Only Lu was allowed to stay as a non native.
Hmm may want to let them know that their tour guide or whoever trained him gave incorrect info.
Does anyone else notice the music skipping during these videos? This is the only channel we watch that we notice this. It happens during the entire video every time we watch them.
If it were the video, everyone would notice it. Sorry you’re having troubles. Likely a buffering issue.
Not skipping for me!
Lou an I are the same age. That was my Mom’s name. Short for Luanna. If you ever get to touch a snake don’t worry they are not slimy.
How sweet. 🧡
The “slimy” comment was just a joke. 😂
Which thousand trails RV resort did you start out from?
TTO (Thousand Trails Orlando) - in Claremont, FL
Are there any nice springs that haven’t been commercialized? It’s honestly sad
I fed Lou!
Seeing animals in enclosures makes me sad.....I am not alone in that view
It does us too, but did you hear the reason why these animals are? They are taking care of them because they can no longer survive in the wild on their own.
To tell you that Lou and I are the same age.
It's Lu not Lou because his name is actually Lucifer!
Time for a new purse, Michelle.
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😂😂😂I should have waited to comment at the end I knew you were going to know the history of Lucifer. 😂😂😂😂
I just asked Siri how long a hippo lives and average life span is 45. Lucifer has gone past that. I’m 64 and seen him at ten years old. I’ve gone to see him with so many school trips.
Do the manatee hav to have an appointment for the care center? 🤔
🤔 😂
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I didn’t care to watch this video, the animals kept in less than good environments, depressing for me.
We feel the same about caged animals, BUT it should make you feel better knowing that the reason they are kept there is because they can not survive on their own in the wild anymore. They have saved these animals lives. We mentioned this on the video. Hope that makes you feel better as it did us. 🧡
I thought Ron DeSantis banned places like this
just like a democrat to be brain damaged lol
No, just personal freedoms.
Ron Desantis actively promotes and protects places like this. If You don't know what you're talking about, shut up.
@@WillACarpenter "No, just personal freedoms." -- Don't forget to put your mask on when you leave home. Are you still in a lockdown area? You can just laugh at the Democrat morons.