Uh-oh, baby. Uh-oh, baby.
Ah, this one is harder.
[laughs]
Ooh.
Ah. [laughs]
Today, we're going to enjoy one of the most beautiful places
in Central Florida.
And, no, it's not Disney, baby.
-Universal?
-No. [laughs]
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We're going to a natural spring in the city of Apopka.
It's about 40 minutes north of downtown Orlando.
There are about 700 natural springs in Florida.
You can see beautiful nature, wildlife,
and, of course, have some fun.
Baby, you have to keep your eyes open for alligators.
-I'm gonna wrestle one.
-Yeah... Don't even try.
No, seriously, but I read online that in this place, where people swim,
there has never been an attack.
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Here's Kelly Park
There's a slight confusion among tourists about Kelly Park,
King's Landing, Wekiva River,
so let me try to explain here.
You go to Kelly Park to swim to go tubing...
We arrived before I could finish
But I'll get back to this
So parking is right here on the street.
We're here at about...
What? 9-something, 9:30 am?
-9:45. -9:45 then.
The place where we're going is called King's Landing
It's where you can rent a kayak or a canoe.
Oh, here, it's easy to understand.
We are right here, in this number one,
this is King's Landing.
And over here, Kelly Park
It's the beginning of Rock Springs, do you see?
We're gonna go from here to here.
You can also go all this here until Wekiva Island.
Probably here somewhere
which is another famous place in this area here.
And this is already the Wekiva River.
You see? This river forms when these two springs meet.
For you to do all this, it's gonna take you about five hours.
You get the current on your favor, though.
Now, this is just drop-off if you bring your own kayak
and also paddle boards.
Ooh, look at this,
alligators are common in this area.
I tried to get a kayak, but it was all gone,
so we have to go with a canoe
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Oh, my God, look at this!
Look at the size of this bird.
It's so amazing.
Ooh!
Oh, look at the color of the water, baby.
It gets so clear.
Beautiful!
Let's see how cold.
Oh, it's little cool.
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It is a very beautiful place for you to come and see
with this water, so crystal clear.
And it's got sand in the bottom.
How are you doing back there? Hard work?
-All the work -[laughs]
Because I'm filming.
-I will survive and you wouldn't.
-Oh, come on.
I'm much better here with this than you.
When he needs help, he calls me.
[laughs]
What? Help? Do you need help?
-Yes. -See?
Uh-oh.
There's a tree on the way.
So I guess we'll have to find a way to jump.
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At least I'm on this side already.
You can jump over here or you walk behind,
but it's all muddy.
Your foot really goes down in the mud.
The boat is here.
Gordon is helping everyone now.
Are you going underneath?
That was smart, yeah.
Okay, not bad, huh?
-Cold? -It's cool. not bad.
-It's cool. Nice. -Not bad.
Good job.
Rowing here is not difficult.
You are against the current to go.
On the way back, it'll be much easier.
But it is not a strong current, right?
It's pretty easy.
In a few parts where the stream narrows,
it is slightly more difficult,
but otherwise, no, it is pretty easy to come here
against the current.
-Look at the little fish
-Oh, yeah, it's full of tiny fish here.
In various parts, the water is very, very shallow.
So you can just park the canoe right here,
and go take pictures, enjoy.
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Catch this.
Come on
-So you're gonna wonder...
-How many animals would be coming out here?
-Yeah.
-Almost like the Amazon, huh? -Yeah.
-Careful here. -Yes.
-Ooh.
Uh-oh, baby. Uh-oh, baby.
-Are you ready for this? -Yes.
[laughs]
Ah, this one is harder.
[laughs]
Ooh.
Ah.
[laughs]
-Let's stop here underneath. -Yeah.
-This is so crazy because it's sunny
and all of a sudden, it's started raining.
Luckily, we found some shelter here.
So, I guess we just sit down and wait.
Florida is like this during summer.
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Ok, now we're almost there
This is it, end of the line.
This is as close as you can get to the mouth of Rock Spring.
There's already Kelly Park.
You cannot go with kayaks or canoes.
That's the place I mentioned in the beginning of the video
where people go tubing.
Normally, you can already see them from here.
Not now, unfortunately, but hopefully soon.
Took us an hour and a half to get here,
but we didn't come rowing all the time.
We stopped a lot to enjoy, swim.
I didn't mention before, this here is the Rock Springs Run.
It starts over there, at Kelly Park,
and continues here through King's Landing.
Where? Where?
Oh, nice.
This is a true lazy river, right, Gordon?
-Yes. -No effort, you just go.
-Yes. Renata can be lazy, while Gordon does the work.
-Oh, come on, no work is needed here. You just go.
-Just steering -[laughs]
Yeah.
You're just rowing because you like.
Gordon is just rowing because he likes it, huh?
-Because I get to pick lunch.
[laughs]
Talking about lunch, a lot of people bring coolers over here,
and they picnic here.
And they even bring beers, right? It is allowed.
Careful here, baby.
-Go.
-Oh.
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-Hey.
-Come on -Let's get this.
-Gracefully. -Yeah, it was.
[laughs]
We just passed the canal here where we got the canoe in the first place.
And if you continue that way,
in eight miles you arrive at that other spot that I mentioned,
Weikiva Island.
That part is a little bit more wild,
and you have more chances of seeing alligators there.
If it is your first time here, do exactly what we did.
Go towards Kelly Park because it's the most beautiful part here.
That was very fun, so beautiful.
If you have your own kayak or your own canoe,
you can bring it here, too.
They charge $10 for you to launch.
And we paid $40 for that canoe.
You keep it for as long as you want.
You can use it for the whole day if you want.
Imagine now on a hot summer day with no virus.
-Yes, it would be really crowded. -It would be packed.
And we're here on a weekday.
Today is Thursday, right?
-Imagine this on a weekend, too. -I don't think it matters when it's summer
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Access is restricted here now.
You can only come here if you're renting a kayak
a paddleboard...
or if you're going to the cafe, for example.
You cannot just come to hang.
-We're just going to the cafe.
-There you go.
Awesome. -All right, thank you.
-You all have a nice day.
-Thanks. You, too.
So this is Wekiva Island.
It's another favorite spot here in Orlando
where you can come to hang out.
We were hoping that the day would be a little better today.
Now, it's sprinkling a little,
but we figured that as we're right here, why not?
Let's come here and grab something to eat.
Look at this, how cool.
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So beautiful here, too.
It's just the water that is darker
compared to Rock Springs Run.
This is the Wekiva River that I mentioned before.
Normally, this place is really busy,
especially during summer, weekends.
You can imagine.
Fish tacos, fish sandwich.
Quite a few options here. Good prices.
I think I'll go with the quesadilla. It's been a long time for me.
-And yours, Gordon, fish basket? -Yes.
-You ate the entire jalapeño?
-Uh-hmm.
-Hot? [laughs]
-Hmm.
-Not at all? -No.
Chicken and cheese quesadilla, my favorite.
I love quesadilla.
Happy-happy? Tummy full?
-Yes. -[laughs]
-Rain again. -Raining again. Yeah.
-No gator zone. -No gators.
And overall, very fun day, right?
-Coming here... -You're with me.
-Of course, I'm with you. I know it's gonna be fun.
-Of course, it's a good day
And one thing also, the water here is constantly at 70 degrees
all year round.
It can be a little cool depending on the weather.
-No, it's fine. -But now, for today, it was perfect.
-Yeah, it's fine. -Perfect, totally perfect.
Now, if it's not this hot, you know? It can be a little cool.
-Yeah. -Yeah, today, it was totally perfect.
And, yeah, it's an amazing place to come and hang.
I think we'll never see this place this empty again.
-No. -Right?
-No, nobody here. -Nobody here, it'll be almost impossible.
-The virus scared them off. -Yeah.
And it was a really good day for us,
we paid no entrance fee anywhere,
and no parking
-Right? -Yeah.
-Ooh, yeah.
-Dundee! Crocodile Dundee!
-What is that?
-I want to see a gator
-Where are my gators? -No gators here.
Geez, I thought this was a snake.
[laughs]
Seriously, 30 minutes after we left,
now look at the weather!
-This is Orlando, baby. -Yes.