Month: July 2012

Launching an Assault on a Fort… in a kayak!

July 15, 2012August 23, 2023 EricLeave a commentKayak Trips

What a trip this was! We decided to do a mini-vacation and stay overnight in St. Augustine, the oldest city in the U.S. Saturday we walked around the city, visited Castillo de San Marcos, a fort built in the 17th century, and took a cheesy tour of the Old St. Johns […]

A hike in a Waste-Water Treatment Swamp

July 9, 2012August 23, 2023 EricLeave a commentHiking

I’ve been meaning to check out Orlando Wetlands Park for a while now. It’s actually a man-made, intentional swamp/marsh that is tightly managed and controlled, and functions as a last-step filtration for waste water. I did a bit of research on the facility, and I find it truly elegant and […]

No kayaking this weekend, but…

July 7, 2012August 23, 2023 EricLeave a commentGeneral

… I did get to ride a manatee.