#5 Expedition Planning: Jeff and Seans’ Gear.

Hello, and Welcome!
This post is to inform everyone of what gear we feel will be needed to make our journey successful and fun, as well as keep us safe and happy at the same time. A quick review of the Mandatory Survival Needs, followed by our gear and why we chose what we are taking. [...]

kayak fishing

Yes, I actually caught two fish.  The last time I caught a fish I was 15.  It is an odd thing to admit because I have been on the water with a lot of kayak anglers.  We even shared our knowledge.  I taught them how to paddle without effort.  And they taught me how to [...]

#4 Expedition Planning : The Menu!

Hey Water Junkies, SORRY this post is long overdue: It has been a stressful time recently & I had computer problems-A WORM! I’ m not talk’n earth worm either! Computer still down but I’ m finally doing this from my home computer- not the infected work computer.

Here it is, the long awaited #4 post in our Expedition [...]

Koreshan Camping/Paddle Trip!!

Hi Paddlers,
    Well just got back from the area of Estero,Florida. What a cool area to camp and paddle. The Park Rangers were very nice and did not even give us a hard time bout nothing!!  This is an update from a small heads up posting I did last week. What follows is a brief summary [...]

#3 Expedition Planning : Making Arrangements.

Good Day Paddlers,
Here it is Post #3 in our expedition series! In this post I am going to cover our initial arrangements to get where we are going, who is taking us to the launch site of our journey; why we chose them(shuttle), and a brief description of our start time and place. Followed by [...]

Koreshan State Park Camping/Paddling Trip!!

Hi Paddlers,
Just wanted to drop in a small post about Koreshan State Park here in Florida. This Friday thru Monday(10/16-10/19) Sean as well as KayakKev & KayakPeggy will be camping and paddling along the Estero River and surrounding mangrove islands. Not real sure who put the whole trip together- I believe it is a group [...]

#2 Expedition Planning : The Route.

YO!
Well here it is post #2 in the Expedition Series, just as promised. This post is going to focus on the actual route we are going to be paddling and how the choice to paddle the section of river we are doing came about.
When Jeff and I first decided to paddle the Suwannee River, we [...]

#1 Expedition Planning : Starts with “A Thought”!

Hi Fellow Paddlers,
As promised this is #1 in our Expedition Planning series! The title of the post I believe should say it all. This statement is somewhat of an oxymoron if you ask me, kinda like Military Intelligence or a waterless carwash-HUH? It all started when my cellphone rang about the middle-ish of August, give [...]

Sharks? Alligators? Worry about amoebas!

People who kayak in Florida are aware of sharks and alligators posing a danger to ones’ life.  Unfortunately, a killer lurks in shallow water that is unnaturally warm and sometimes around power plants.  It is the Naegleria fowleri, commonly known as an Amoeba.  It does not sound scary but an amoeba can get into a [...]

Expedition Planning!

Well, Jeff and I have kept it a secret long enough. We just wanted to make sure the trip would be a definite GO!
WE ARE OFFICIALLY HEADED TO DO 5 DAYS, AND JUST UNDER 100 MILES ON THE SUWANNEE RIVER,FLORIDA. I will be doing a series of blogs on our planning and eventually leaving for [...]