Silver Lake Resort

The activities did leave something to be desired. There was one welcome evening with bands playing and an Elvis impersonator, which was entertaining, however the munchies were definitely lacking in inspiration.

• Unit Type: 2 Bedroom
• Activities: Good
• Amenities: Excellent
• Unit Satisfaction: Excellent
• Family Friendliness: Good
• Service: Very Good

Kids would get such a big kick out of the place, which is decorated to look exactly as the name suggests. There are a variety of jungle animals which move and make noise and every 20 minutes there is a thunderstorm with thunder, lightning, and rain. I imagine small children might get frightened as we did see a few of the little ones huddling on a parent's lap.

Being Canadian with the exchange rate at $1.60 at the time, we decided to order one main dish and one entree for the two of us. My quesadillas were filling enough and my husband claimed his Mojo bones were delicious. I ordered the plantation punch, which I felt was overpriced at $6.75. We skipped dessert and coffee.

Our food was excellent but very expensive. We started with some tasty bread with an herb flavoured oil. Since we're Canadian with the exchange of 1.6, we ordered an apaetizer and entree to share. Both were excellent. When the dessert and coffee menu came, we ordered a trio of cream brulees and asked to order regular tea because the specialty teas were $5. Well the regular teas were also $5, so we skipped that.

The air temperature was about 55 F, a little too cold for us too swim, but we saw a number of people in the water. The water was very clear. The people turned out to be park rangers who were catching South American catfish who had no business being in Wekiwa Springs and upsetting the delicate natural balance. We came upon a whole canoe load of these moaning, bleeding, slapping catfish--it was rather creepy. The apparent destination was in the far reaches of the park to be used as bear food.

We did not see any bears or much other wildlife and were pleased not to be attacked by hordes of insects. We wandered down a few of the marked trails and did run into a few other people doing the same. I believe it would be a very nice spot for campers.