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Originally Posted by thatotakugalaxy
You should check out the spring locator map:
http://www.floridasprings.org/visit/map/
Whenever I am traveling around Florida I love using that map to see if I will be close to any good springs!
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Originally Posted by thatotakugalaxy
You should check out the spring locator map:
http://www.floridasprings.org/visit/map/
Whenever I am traveling around Florida I love using that map to see if I will be close to any good springs!
I tried that Alea, but its way to cold to swim sadly :-;
How cold is it where you live right now, OtakuGalaxy?
its 53 ferhenheit right now, and most of the time its 76 fehrenheit though
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The high today was 68
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We are usually in the high 70's and low 80's here in Lakeland.
Lucky
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Not lucky. Summer becomes way too hot here and my blood never adjusted from living in Vermont.
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Ah, well if you want a tip for the heat?
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Yes because I drink all the time and I still rarely sweet.
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Ok, get a frogg togg and carry it with you wherever, also always carry a waterbottle on you, me and my mom keep a 30 water bottle pack in our car xD very useful
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Frogg togg?
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Its like, this sweat towel, it kinda sucks your sweat up and replaces it with cold water
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That sounds awesome. I rarely sweat though :( Like very rarely.
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Well even then, it makes you nice and cold:DQuote:
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hi guys!! so i'm originally from Orlando and will back at the end of may for my bridal shower and sister's graduation and wondering if anyone would like to join me at Alexander Spring the 25th for a swim and meet up? still rather new to mer world and community and looking to make a few new friends. please ;et me know via a reply here of as a pm.
I Look forward to meeting some of you hopefully!!!
Ginnie springs is the closest to Jacksonville, its about an hour and a half out. There are a few other springs in the area as well like blue springs and closer to Gainesville there is a few! Theres a map on florida state parks website of all the springs in florida too just google "springs in florida map" and it should come up. Hope this helps[emoji177]Quote:
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She moved up north.Quote:
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Anyone live near or around Orlando? I just moved back and was hoping to find some good places to swim and some swimming buddies!
I live in Lakeland and I go mermaiding all the time. I'm 45 minutes west of Orlando. Two pools here allows mermaid tail and one of my computer customer brings the local pod to Alexander Spring once a month for free to watch us merfolk swim and socialize with the land fellows.
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That sounds like a lot of fun! Is there a thread for discussing it already or is it just people you know? I haven't found any pools here yet that sounded like they wanted to let me swim in them haha
My apartment complex has a pool they would let me swim in but its only four feet deep :/ lol
We have a pod of Polk County chat on Facebook and there a Pod of the Southeast facebook group that way more active and easier to join vs Pod of the South. Here in Lakeland it's the Gandy Pool and the south Lakeland YMCA that we use tails out. The YMCA is an indoor pool. One day if I can find a way to Orlando, I can help you convince places to allow tails. I always enjoy meeting and swimming with different mers. I'm always on Facebook trying to do gatherings at a spring once a month. Alexander Springs seem to the be the biggest spring for everyone to easily meet at. I'm always on Facebook if you want to send a message.
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Every few weeks I visit florida from michigan ^-^ my nanna's house is in orange park near/in st.augustine
Awesome guys!
I requested to join the pod of the southeast, so hopefully i can stay in touch better there.
The Gandy seems like it's easy enough to get to but its an hour away from me, I'll try finding the closest YMCA's and see if they haven'y banned tails yet haha
Alexander springs (and a few other springs) are located an hour north of Orlando its beautiful
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So much truth to this. The only down side to Alexander Spring is that it gets so busy during the weekend that they sometime stop people going in.
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If you get there at opening you don't have that problem and if not then around 1pm they start letting people in again (half the people leave by then)
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Awesome, I'll have to look up Alexander springs then.
And go super early haha. I can always break for lunch and go back in the evening if it gets too busy
Whenever you want company to go or need someone to take picture and go mermaiding with, I'm always happy to join by carpooling. I'm going to try for the Lakeland group to go on the Tuesday the 20th.
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The best time to visit is during the week especially mondays however if its just for fun lots of people shouldn't bother your mermaiding :) i went during memorial day weekend and it was fine. People only suck when you're trying to make a video or photoshoot
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Hi! I'm from Georgia but I'm in college in Florida right now I'm near Orlando. I super new to mermaiding I don't even have a monofin yet but I would love to meet other mermaids to swim with and maybe learn tips and tricks from and/or just be friends with!
Hey guys! So Im still waiting to get my tail (first one will be the eco tail by mertailer but an excellent start) I am a musician and wrote a song about sirens and will be recording it as a duet with my friend. Im planning on making a music video for it too (I will be doing it all myself so it wont be the greatest quality but will still be awesome. I do have an underwater digital camera). I was wondering if anyone would like to be in it. Maybe have a mer meet up at a really awesome location on a non busy day and get it done. Mostly just as backround mers having a good time and swimming etc. Let me know if this is something you guys would like to do! All mers welcome! A big pod would look awesome!
That will be amazing. I would absolutely love the chance to be a part of that.
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That sounds epic !
If you need an extra mer, I'm game!
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Ahhhh thanks guys!!! Im getting so super excited about it I cant even contain myself 😂 i basically want anyone that can make it to feel more than welcome. Ive been looking up videos and found fellow mer vids at alexander springs. What would be another good spot suggestion? Im still new to florida so dont know too many places.. Im hoping for a place less populated more rugged but clear and deep enough for good video..... Aside from the background mers Im doing the storyline as this.. Sirens luring their potential "mate" pirates to the sea.. Where they give them a breathing device and take them to a special remote island where they hold them happily captive😂. I could use a few other sirens in addition to me and my friend. Maybe even a few girl pirates and mermen as main people. I like it diverse. 😊 anywayyy wont be for a long time so plenty of planning time but I really think itll be a ton of fun