We were snorkeling in murky water, stirred up by the vast numbers of people in a small area. People kept saying, "There's one, there's one." I was afraid I wouldn't see a manatee because I was seeing nothing. All of the sudden, a manatee swims by in front of my face and I freaked out, backpedaling as quickly as I could. He was so much larger than I expected.
After seeing that first one, I found Lee and we went back and waited. Two swam right beside us, bumping into us as they passed. We had both seen manatees!