by sutherland | May 18, 2010 | central florida, kayaking, paddling, wekiva, wekiwa
I was lazy last week and didn’t post about one of my trips, so will have to take care of that today. In the past when I’ve tried to get back to paddling, one of the problems has been time. With a family there always seems to be something that needs to be done,...
by sutherland | May 16, 2010 | Uncategorized
Florida Bay Outfitters has an annual torment Paul rental fleet sale: http://www.kayakfloridakeys.com/Sales/salerentalgear.htm Why am I drooling this year? Wilderness Systems Tarpon 160 w/ Rudder for $845 Yes, I already have a Tarpon, but it’s the older model. ...
by sutherland | May 16, 2010 | Uncategorized
Nothing earth-shaking in skating this week. T had his regular lesson today and I went to the public skate – after his lesson, he joined me and I had him work on his crossover and backward skating a little bit. I didn’t start the four-week skating lessons...
by sutherland | May 15, 2010 | caladesi island, dolphins, florida, gps, honeymoon island, kayaking, paddling, saltwater
I had a bit of a later start than I planned this morning, due mostly to a muttered “oh, hell, no” and slap at the alarm clock around 0-dark-thirty. Once up, though, I loaded the car and hit the road for Dunedin, FL, stopping just twice: Subway for breakfast and lunch...
by sutherland | May 13, 2010 | dolphins, haulover canal, manatee, paddling, saltwater
I had some time this afternoon and decided to run over to Haulover Canal for a quick paddle. (view in Google Earth) GPS tracking powered by InstaMapper.com I started from the large landing area at the west end of the canal. Took the canal east under the bridge and out...