You must live near Gainesville…one of the things that amazed me when I lived there (I now live in St Augustine) is that nobody I knew or even met who worked at or was affiliated with UF went to the springs or even cared that these places existed- unless they were launching a campaign to stop bottled water. Tubing, the springs, etc. were all regarded as the provinces of lower beings, meaning non-university affiliated people.
I think the Disney attitude reflects this arrogance.
That's weird. If you grew up in Florida as a boy, you lived on the water via the beach or river. Fishing, hunting, arrowheads, etc. Maybe just yankees didn't enjoy the outside, all crackers loved it.
St Augustine is a favorite!
We love to visit and vacation.
We’ve always lived on the Space Coast.