Kicked Out: Lost in a Mangrove Labyrinth Kayaking Adventure
Lost in Florida’s Mosquito Lagoon mangroves, we navigated twists, turns, and a stunning golden-hour sunset. A kayak misadventure to remember!
Kayaking in a First Magnitude Spring!
Kayaking in a First Magnitude Spring is a must-do! A First Magnitude Spring discharges an incredible 64.6+ million gallons of water per day, and there’s one less than an hour from where I live. Alexander Springs State Park is located in Altoona, FL in the Ocala National Forest, and is […]
Irma effects on the Wekiva
We live very close to the Wekiva river. In fact, I could nearly throw a stone into the river from our house. There is a private park just down the street from our home where we launch our boats – it’s one of the reasons we purchased our home. Unless […]
Kayaking In An Alien World – Bioluminescence at Haulover Canal
So, it’s been quite a while since I’ve posted to this blog – just over 5 years, to be precise. I haven’t stopped kayaking, but I had stopped blogging about it. Between then and now, I’ve moved from the Orlando area to Pittsburgh (where the kayaking is vastly different) and […]
Launching an Assault on a Fort… in a kayak!
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 […]
Terrified on the Wekiva – Buddhism Helps
The original plan was to paddle the Silver River in Ocala on Saturday. Tropical Storm Debby changed those plans, though. We didn’t want to drive almost 2 hours if we were going to be rained out, so we instead decided to stay close and just head to the Wekiva River. […]
Truffles, Dali, and Dolphins: Delicious and Exciting in St. Pete
Kayak Cutie and I decided to take a little mini-vacation this weekend. We found a good rate at the Crowne Plaza – Westshore near Tampa Int’l Airport. Arriving mid-afternoon on Saturday, we hit the Salvador Dali Museum in St. Petersburg, had a stellar dinner at Doormet (Truffle Mac ‘n’ Cheese!), and retired early. […]
An Unexpected Circus at Haulover Canal
Back on the water! Woohoo! Today was a relatively lazy paddle on the Indian River. We launched from a nice beachy site at the end of a long, unmarked dirt road off of Courtenay Parkway just northwest of the Haulover Canal Bridge. The site seems to be pretty popular for […]
Planking Turtles and Girl Power
A bit limited on time, we decided to stay relatively close this weekend and went back to Katie’s Landing for another Wekiva River jaunt. Last time we were here, we traveled upstream toward Wekiwa Springs. This time we planned on venturing in the opposite direction, downstream toward the St. John’s […]
A 3,000 Year Old Mound
The trips just keep getting better. This one, I think, is my favorite so far. The Indian River, launching from Canaveral National Seashore, Lot #7. On a tip I got from a random doctor office employee, I decided it was time to check out the Indian River. Tales of manatee […]