Dave's Yak Tales

Tuesday, April 7, 2026

Hillsborough River

Launched from Morris Bridge Park at 2 PM. Would have been 1, but a jackknifed tractor trailer on I4 caused a major traffic jam.

Monday, April 6, 2026

Lakes Maitland, Nina and Minnehaha

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

If the juvenile bald eagle had been in the tree when I paddled past, I may not have seen it. I saw it land, and had to back up for the view.

Glassy water on the way to Dog Island.

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 error message.