Dave's Yak Tales

Monday, April 6, 2026

Lakes Maitland, Nina and Minnehaha

Launched onto Lake Maitland, from Fort Maitland Park, at 8:59.

Sunday, April 5, 2026

Wekiva River, from Katie's Landing

On the water at 12:21. Delayed by technology. New iphone 12 photos were not getting to the laptop. I tried to fix that. Now, the phone, which I have had for about a week, is not working.

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The deer were in the shallow water of the alternate channel.

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Saturday, April 4, 2026

Wekiva River

Launched at Wekiwa Springs State Park, which was full. I did so because I wanted to continue my kayaking and live music weekends. This is Easter weekend, and other than organs at High Mass, music was hard to find. The plan was to catch 45 minutes of a bluegrass band, Sandy Back Porch, at Wekiva Island, assuming they started on time, at 7PM. That did not work out, as Wekiva Island no longer lets kayaks land at the boat ramp, but make us use a dock. I did not want to risk tipping after a beer, in twilight.
On the water at 2:40

Only the first two pics are with the good camera. It did not have a batterry, and the spare was not charged.
Can't add the photos I took with my new phone, as I am having cloud issues.
And finally the memory card in the Olympus Tough is giving an erroe message.

Friday, April 3, 2026

Blue Spring

Blue Spring opened up to humans on April 1 as summer has arrived in Central FLorida and manatees have moved out into the St. Johns River.

On the water at Blue Springs State Park at 3:17.

Had to turn around.

Thursday, April 2, 2026

Turkey Creek

I do not recall ever seeing the water at the dam so high, or seeing the bridges in the background. They must be releasing more water to keep the Creek level up during the drought.