Fun paddle around Shell Key on Saturday. We had 21 paddlers and brought cake and ice cream to celebrate a few birthdays (not mine). It was a nice relaxing way to ease back into paddling after the EC. And so nice to paddle an unloaded kayak!!
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I’m jealous! Looking like I won’t make a Florida trip this summer but I’ll be paddling tomorrow.
Had my annual physical today and the Doc said I need more upper body exercise. Like I need an excuse.
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Not kayaking but took a group of Watertribers out sailing to see the Tall Ships in St Pete this weekend. We had a fantastic day. FYI there are 20+ Everglades Challenge finishes among this group!
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Nice to have your house at the party too. Sounds like quite the cast of characters. I do love tall ships. would have enjoyed the ride. Congrats to all the finishers!
A few tall ship photos taken from kayaks for your viewing enjoyment.
Charleston Harbor, SC in front of the WW2 aircraft carrier York Town.
Docked on the Waccamaw River, SC
A schooner on the water of West Penobscot Bay with the hills east of Camden, Maine in the background.
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My dad sent me this pic from the 90s.funny it’s the same paddle I used in the picture above on Saturday
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Helped out with water quality sampling and fish counts on the Weeki Wachee river yesterday. This is done through SpringsWatch, a volunteer program run through the Florida Springs Institute. I was in charge of the light meter as I have done before. Really fun day on the river except for the hordes of kayaks and drunk powerboaters on bottom half of the river - top half was pretty quiet and the water clarity was great.
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Gorgeous clarity!
Peculiar, though, how certain motorized toys, whether jet skis, ATVs, snowmobiles, or speedboats, can instantly turn perfectly reasonable people into raging lunatics.
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Especially with liberal application of alcohol. One boat was weaving all over the river and the occupants were very obviously wasted. That was a scary moment until they got past us - we had three kids on paddleboards in our group.
Does Paris know she is a rock star?
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Fascinating. I’m wondering if this is the explanation for similar but larger holes that I’ve come across on the Susquehanna river at Delta, PA. Thanks for sharing.
