The two hopped into Mom Sharon's car and made the short ride to DeSoto Parkway where the manatees were. Both tabbies turned on their heated seats to stay warm.
When they arrived, they were amazed at how many folks remembered them from the past years!
They quickly made their way over to see the manatees. There were about 100 in the canal. Periwinkle said her Mom visited last week and there were hardly any but the cold weather brought them in. Stinky rolled his eyes at "cold weather" but understood that Perwinkle was a Florida kitty and not used to the weather he had at home.
"Wow, look at how many there are" they both exclaimed at the same time!
"They sure are sweet and gentle," said Periwinkle. "Just like you are" said Stinky. Periwinkle smiled and took his paw as they walked along the canal.
"Over one thousand died last year from starvation so it's important to get the lagoon back to good shape" said Periwinkle. There are only about 8,000 manatees still living.
Walking along the canal they both giggled when three manatees came up for air at the same time.
They took a couple of videos of the manatees moving through the canal. They were amazed at the little fish all over the one manatee.
After they saw the manatees they took a walk about the park by the exercise equipment. They both laughed as they tried out one together!
That made them both think about going back to Periwinkle's house to have a snack. Periwinkle called her Mom who came right away and brought them back to the house. It was too cold to eat outside so they shared Temptations and Squeezies with Periwinkle's fursibs.
Periwinkle's Mom turned on the fireplace and the two curled up together and took a nap. When they woke up they spent some time whisker kissing and holding paws. Once again it was time for Stinky to head home. With a wave and blowing a whisker kiss, he got into the Teleportaiton Tunnel and headed home. Periwinkle went back to the fireplace and went back to sleep dreaming of her special guy.
