Monday was the first day of our week long kayak trip with the Sierra Club out of Chuluota, Florida. We are staying at the Big Oaks Ranch on the Econlockhatchee River and going out to kayak at a different location each day. On Monday we visited the Blue Spring which is one of the many incredible springs in Florida that gush out millions of gallons of water each day from the underground aquifer. We kayaked out of Blue Spring into the St Johns River where we saw the typical fauna of alligators, herons and egrets.
On Tuesday, we kayaked at the Canaveral Sea Shore in a big ole lagoon called Mosquito Lagoon.
Today we kayaked 10 miles down the Econlockhatchee River. What an amazing experience! A tropical paradise of palm trees, cypress trees, some pines with lots of Tarzany vines hanging out over the river. So many alligators, up close, that it was quite a thrill! One gal in the tour got so excited about the alligator that she tipped over in her kayak fairly close to a BIG gator that the guide had dubbed "Bone Crusher'. Our guide said that the gators are shy... no worries!
I am posting this without photos as the signal strength in Swamplandia is too weak to upload my photos. I will make up for it later.
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