Friday the 24th

Splash, splash… pause and listen.

Peace & Quiet --- Serene… Splash, splash -- my kayak paddle dips into the water and again - gentle splashing causing soft ripples as we glide along. In the distance on the other side of “East Bay” I see a few power boats moving through the channel. Our kayaks are silently sliding across shallow waters no motor-powered vessel would dare travel. Yes, only canoes or kayaks here --- perfect. Also this is a week day paddle -- no weekenders to disturb us -- again, perfect. Just the two us on our kayaks moving without any hurries or worries.

Just us & the critters… let’s see - what did we see? An eagle, an osprey, couple pelicans, a very large heron -- oh yes, some seagulls and also some Least Terns. And as we headed back to our put-in spot -- one baby alligator estimate 2 to 2 ½ feet long. (There were several larger ‘slides’ in the reeds so I suspect there were other gators we did not see.)


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A successful day on the water, can’t wait to do it again.