by sutherland | Jul 18, 2012 | 2012roadtrip, roadtrip, saltwater, san juan island
Miles MPG Avg. Speed Today 176 50.6 46 Trip 5279 47 48 Food (today/budget) Hotel (today/budget) Trip Savings $25 / $104 $70 / $100 AAA – $26 PriceLine – $915 Real $$ – $280 Kayaking $204 Ferry $24 Note: Crossposted from my roadtrip blog. Up at...
by sutherland | Dec 18, 2011 | camping, florida, honeymoon island, kayaking, saltwater, tampa bay
December in Florida. On the water at 11:30, clear blue skies and 72-degrees. This was a trip to visit the spoil islands in Saint Joseph Sound to pick one for camping in a few weeks. Spoil islands are the result of dredging channels – the material dredged...
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 | May 30, 2008 | circumnavigational, florida, saltwater
Twenty-six segments of multi-day paddling to completely circumnavigate Florida from the Panhandle to the Georgia border … what more can I say?Official State SiteFlorida Paddling Trails Association (the volunteer stewards of the trail)