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15-05-2021, 01:36 PM
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Kayaking

With spring in full swing, my daughter and I are have started kayaking again. We alternate between light cruising and hard paddling.

I have enjoyed others' photos of their recent outings and thought I would share a few from here.

This river and estuary open to the Gulf of Mexico and abundant shrimp fishing. This boat leaves around eleven every evening looking eerie - lights aglow, moving almost silently every night:




Legacy oaks are typically covered with ferns, Spanish moss, and other epiphytes:





Summer house, complete with fireplace and area for dining. I never see anyone use it:


One of many branches of the river. Before the hurricane, this dock and boardwalk stretched across the river, but was damaged in the storm, making paddling right up to the headwater accessible:



An sailboat abandoned in the hurricane last year. It is still seaworthy and free for the taking, waiting for the right enterprising teen or twenty something to take it.



Paddling downriver. Island straight ahead.
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15-05-2021, 01:42 PM
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Lovely photos.
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15-05-2021, 01:48 PM
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Looks great fun in a lovely spot SM
I hope to have a go at Kayaking sometime with my oldest grandson on the River Wye .
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15-05-2021, 01:50 PM
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Looks great fun in a lovely spot SM
I hope to have a go at Kayaking sometime with my oldest grandson on the River Wye .
Meg, the only trick at all is getting in and out of the thing. Make sure you have the arm of someone steady to help you in and out. Otherwise, it is incredibly easy and loads of fun!
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Hi

Lovely photos.
Thank you. It was a gorgeous day!
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15-05-2021, 02:42 PM
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Meg, the only trick at all is getting in and out of the thing. Make sure you have the arm of someone steady to help you in and out. Otherwise, it is incredibly easy and loads of fun!
I was going to say you must be very fit.
It does look great fun and good for de-stressing. Exercise and enjoying beautiful scenery.
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I was going to say you must be very fit.
It does look great fun and good for de-stressing. Exercise and enjoying beautiful scenery.
Ha, thanks, Morti.

Exercise never feels like exercise when it's done outdoors!
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15-05-2021, 03:09 PM
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The scenery and river look very inviting for water sports, Surfermom.

It looks great fun....
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15-05-2021, 04:51 PM
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The scenery and river look very inviting for water sports, Surfermom.

It looks great fun....
It's is great fun, thank you! We also enjoy standup paddle boarding out back, but I am a little wary of snakes, so we do more of that on the gulf side.
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Not a great one for kayaking, here in the UK you have to choose your location carefully.

I have fond memories of Sarasota Airport Landings with my two littlies feeding the manatees by throwing them lettuce.
 
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