Girls Just Want to Have a Fearless Adventure by Terry Segan

FEARLESS FRIDAY

Fun and Fearless both start with F...hmmm...I think my guest, Terry Segan, might have something. Enjoy her Fearless Friday adventure on Discover...

Girls just wannahave…a manatee adventure! When my traveling partner suggested our next girl’strip be to Crystal River, Florida, to check off an item on her bucket list, Idove right in—literally. In the winter months, Crystal River is home to many ofthese sweet mammals. So, a few years ago, we traveled to Florida in mid-Januaryto see for ourselves.

 

While the hotel we stayed in was dated (think70’s—I’m sure the bedspreads and shag carpeting were time-warped in nightly),all the rooms faced the bay. The gorgeous view was worth putting up with the‘vintage’ furnishings and dim lighting.

 

Since the manatees were more active in the morning, we booked anearly tour. We tried not to think that 7 a.m. translated to 4 a.m. for our westcoast bodies. At the dive shop we watched a short video on manatee etiquette,a.k.a. how not to get arrested for disturbing or tormenting the docilecreatures. We then donned wet suits—no easy task unless you have feline flexibility.The tour guide claimed the water remained a comfortable 72 degrees, and hewasn’t kidding. Wearing a mask and snorkel, we slipped into the river using apool noodle for buoyancy. The water felt like a warm bath.

 

These creatures were amazing! They’re like giantpuppies with sweet faces that drift through the brackish water. And yes, theyare roughly the size of a cow! We got to bob around and observe several, somegetting playful and bumping into us, despite our trying to stay out of theirway. The last ten minutes of our hour-long swim, I had one following me. Ifinally named her Louise and dubbed her a member of our girls’ trip. 

The second day’s tour consisted ofkayaking. I originally suggested renting kayaks and going on our own. My friendpointed out that she would prefer NOT to get eaten by alligators if we gotlost. Never thought of that! I booked a tour. Being led by a guide, I was surehe would sacrifice himself if we were set upon by alligators. Luckily, wedidn’t have to test this theory. Our guide used a stand-up paddle board toeasily spot manatees for us. In one area, a manatee nosed our guide along bypushing his board from behind. 

This trip became the inspiration formy recent release, Manatee Soul, The Marni Legend Series Book 2. The maincharacter, Marni, drags her reserved sister into similar tours and othersketchy situations as they assist a lost soul who’s looking for closure. While mostof the setting is fictitious, establishments were inspired by my experiences inCrystal River. 

Book & Bioinfo: 

MANATEE SOUL byTerry Segan – Release date: October 16, 2023 

Blurb: 

Marni Legend hasembarked on the most perilous journey of her life—a vacation with her sister.The women are like two peas in a pod, providing each pod came from a differentmother ship. One day into their Florida adventure, Marni questions her choiceof travel partner. Gloria strives to understand her carefree younger siblingwhile kayaking and snorkeling without chipping a nail. 

With nothing buteternity on his hands, Phil insists the sisters resolve the circumstances ofhis untimely demise. The wise-cracking spirit leads them on a trail filled withbartenders, bikers, and the promise of a hidden treasure. 

Her greatestchallenge will either be enduring a week with Gloria or surviving the thugssearching for the stolen booty. Can Marni figure out who to trust, who toavoid, and who she’d most likely want to be trapped alone in an elevator with? 

Amazon: https://www.amazon.com/Manatee-Soul-Marni-Legend-Book-ebook/dp/B0CF6HFHKD

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Terry Segan,originally from Commack, NY, now resides in the desert where she’ll neverrequire an ice scraper or snow shovel again. The beach is her happy place, butany opportunity to travel soothes her gypsy soul. The stories conjured by herimagination while riding backseat on her husband’s motorcycle can be foundthroughout the pages of her paranormal mysteries. Growing up immersed insarcastic humor and science fiction movies, Terry’s goals are to cause her readersto laugh out loud, cry with joy, or cower under the covers wondering if thenoise under the bed was real or imagined.