Turned out that there was nothing special going on over at Dudley Farms State Park today. But next week has their annual 'cane pressing' day going on. That is where they take the sugar cane they grew this year and put it through a horse powered press to extract the syrup. I was there last year for it and it was a lot of fun, so I'll try to get back to it again next Saturday.

   Otherwise it has been pretty quite here in the land of sun, considering it is a holiday weekend and all. Took a couple of walks around a couple of the trails and then ran into the town of Chiefland to do some grocery shopping. Still nice and warm and sunny today, but the evening sure cools down quickly.

   Have been reading '20,000 leagues under the sea' since last night. I remember reading it a long, long, long time ago, maybe 5th or 6th grade, but really don't remember all that much about it. I am finding all the references to biology, engineering, math and navigation really intriguing. I'm really to lazy any more to double check some of the figures that are given in the book, but most sound about right. Of course the whole design of the submarine as well as the diving suits are a bunch of bunk, but really a pretty remarkable thought train given the era when the book was written. It's been a lot of fun so far and will most likely finish up before the night is over.

   Not sure what tomorrow will bring or what I'll be doing yet. I'm leaning towards going over to Manatee Springs State Park and seeing if there are indeed any manatees there this year. Last year the park service had it all closed off in order to dredge the channel a bit. It had evidently silted in so much that the manatees could no longer make it up into the spring run. Right now though it's time for a nice cup of tea and a couple more chapters in my book.