Dave's Uncle Randy was kind enough to bring his Jet-Ski over so that we could ride around the lake Dave grew up on. So for the last day away from life and Louisville, we saw Lake Louisa and the connected Crooked River.
The swamp on one side of Dave's childhood home is full of springs, and that water feeds into Lake Louisa, which is on the other side. The water then flows through Crooked River to a series of lakes and rivers called the Florida Chain of Lakes. It actually flows all the way to the Gulf of Mexico. Though the water in Lake Louisa is tea-colored from all the cypress trees, it is actually one of the cleanest in Florida because of the springs.
After a nice dinner at Dave's sister's home, we slept and flew home to Louisville. There life awaited us in the form of a clogged toilet and massive pile of wedding presents. It sure didn't take long for the stresses of life to find their way back into our lives, but they are much sweeter when you go through them together. We can still remember enjoying the trip so throughly and yet longing to be home doing what we are doing now: living life together. And now here we are, making each other's dreams come true.
Isn't Lake Louisa just one of the most restful places on earth???
ReplyDeleteGlad you got to see the "real" Florida before you went home.