[singlepic id=144 w=320 h=240 float=right]The Hillsborough River has to be one of the great rivers to companion kayak. \u00a0Last Tuesday we did Trip 1 with Canoe Escape. \u00a0There remains Trip 2, 3 and 4. \u00a0However, Trip 1 is through a prime evil swamp with lots of\u00a0Alligators, turtles and birds. I think we counted 50 Alligators on our 4.5 mile trip. \u00a0The picture is one of the many we saw.<\/p>\n
The day was the best of the trip. \u00a0Temperature 75\u00b0 ,light winds, full Florida sun with river canopy providing about 40% shade. \u00a0What else could a kayaker ask for? \u00a0Not much. \u00a0There was a slow current that added 1\/2kt to the trip so paddling was very light and tide was not a factor. \u00a0Normally the current is less but since we had so much rain it was running higher. \u00a0However, it was very easy to paddle against the current as required.<\/p>\n
We stopped about 2\/3 of the way through the trip on a piece of higher ground on the shaded side for lunch. \u00a0We had [singlepic id=145 w=320 h=240 float=left]a\u00a0\u00a0meal of\u00a0hummus, \u00a0sausage wrapped in a corn meal tortilla and pretzels. \u00a0The shady side was used to avoid the Alligators on the sunny side of the river. \u00a0After lunch we encountered a canoe coming upstream with a man\/lady who seemed to be confused as to direction to go. \u00a0We said to turn around and follow the current and so they did. \u00a0It seemed like our two boats were the only ones on the river.<\/p>\n
A great day, in great company and on a great river. \u00a0I am blessed!<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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