Salt Run, Riviera Canal, Salt Ponds

If you are wondering why a kayaig blog post starts of with a picture of a motorboat, my great nephew is in the stern.

On the water from the pond on 1th Street at 12:15

Stock Island

A very small shark.

On the water at 8:30. From the launch on College Road near the Key West Botanical Garden and the Power Squadron. A sign said hours 10 AM to .. but the gate was open.

Mount Trashmore.

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Cudjoe Key, Blimp Road

On the water at 12:15

No Name Key

Seven Mile Bridge on the way to Key West.

TO my surprise, 40 or so miles prior, there is no parking at all to access Ligumvitae and Indian Keys. Not even the limited parjing of the last few years. I continued on to No Name Key.

On the water at 1:56

Lake Howell

On the water at 11:42. No public access on Lake Howeell. Good thing I have a friend. Thank you, Joanne.

Wekiva River and Blackwater Creek

Launched from Katie's Landing at 11:27.

Withlacooche River, Bay, and more

I was going to the Yankeetown Seafood Festival later in the day, so I went to the ramp west of town, at the end of Follow That Dream Parkway. It was busy when I arrived, so I looked for launch site other than the boat ramp. Bird Island Beach is adjacent to the boat ramp. Tide was out. Mudflats extended out into Withlacooche Bay.
Just outside the ramp parking area is a nice, flat, rock free area. Unfortunately, it is posted Private Property. However, just before that was a small relatively rock free area.
A few pickups, one with a T-bar were parked on the other side of the Parkway. That is where I launched. On the water at 9:00.

I paddled up the River

Blue Spring

Hillsborough River

With the Glen Lakes Kayak Club and Adventures in Florida. 20 paddlers from the former, 2 guides, Dana and I, from the latter.

I was the leader, on the River at 10:28.

Took about 10 minutes to get everyone launched.
Could have been longer. 3 people were unable to make it.

All of the photos in this Tale were taked with my Iphone 7 Plus. My camera is finicky. Did not want to mess around with it today. Ordered a refurbished camera Monday. It is scheduled to arrive Dec 4-24. Cable company must be the delivery service.

The Hillsborough is running low and clear. It is spring fed. Crystal Springs.

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