by sutherland | May 18, 2010 | alligator, central florida, kayaking, paddling, wekiva, wilson's landing
For today’s trip on the Wekiva, I headed for Wilson’s Landing at State Road 46 to put in. View Wekiva – Wilson’s Landing in a larger map The forecast all week calls for scattered thundershowers and halfway to drop my daughter off for her class and my...
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 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...
by sutherland | Jun 14, 2008 | alligator, canoeing, central florida, econlockhatchee, kayaking, paddling
The Econ has not been kind to me this week. After failing earlier in an attempt to paddle the upper stretch, I returned this morning for the lower segment, which is 11-miles and runs from Snow Hill Road to State Road 46, a short ways down the St. Johns River...
by sutherland | Jun 11, 2008 | canoeing, central florida, kayaking, lake hart, moss park, paddling
After my failure at paddling the upper Econ this morning, I moved on to Moss Park and Lake Hart. Moss Park is in South Orange County, situated between Lake Hart (to the west) and Lake Mary Jane (to the east). A canal connects the two lakes, running through the...