Under the sea ...

Wasn't actually planning a mermaid blip today. And just clarifying up front that this wasn't a photo taken while we were diving for scallops.

Much to our children's horror, we paid a visited to the Weeki Wachee Springs State Park, where they have been performing 'live' mermaid shows daily since 1947. They have a deep natural spring and have built an underwater theatre so visitors can watch the shows. In its prime, half a million people visited a year and 35 mermaids performed in 8 shows a day.

Wonderfully kitsch, but would have been so innovative and entertaining before the days of the internet and massive generic theme parks.