Kayaking

The campground folks recommended that we use Florida Bay Outfitters to rent a kayak as they deliver and have a multi-day discount. I now have an orange kayak for three days and the weather should be pretty good for kayaking during that time.

We took a short kayak trip across the way this morning so I could get used to the boat and figure out the best way to use the paddle. Then after lunch we went out again for a little longer cruise. It's lots of fun to wind your way down the alley's and pathways among the mangroves. The water is pretty shallow in most places with deeper pools at the end of the alley's. We spotted several small fish, snowy egrets, herons and jelly fish. The jelly fish is fascinating because it looks like a cluster of white moss sitting on the bottom but when gently nudges it swims off like a flying saucer. We even spotted one swimming at the top of the water. John got a couple of bites while fishing and we met up with several kayakers and canoeists from the state park.

The bad part was we had let the tide and wind carry us away from the campground so it was a long haul for me to paddle back. John, on the other hand, just leisurely peddled has kayak behind me, shouting words of encouragement like, "Straighten it out, slow down, you're going to hit that . .. . Tree!" (Not really, I did pretty well and he didn't have to say much at all.)