After a week in the busy, metro area of Miami - Ft. Lauderdale,
it was time to continue our tour of "Old Florida". We drove west, over Alligator Alley,
returning to the Gulf side of Florida.
Weeki Wachee Springs was on my "to see list" because it
is the home of the mermaid shows, a roadside attraction since 1947. Similar to the changes at Silver Springs,
tourism at this attraction had become severely reduced and the Florida state
park system has converted this tourist spot into a state park. I was impressed to see that Florida is
working to keep certain areas of "old Florida" existing for new
generations.
