Last week, we spent a day kayaking on the Itchetucknee River. The past several months have been chaotic, to say the least. A day on this beautiful, peaceful river was exactly what we needed. We’ve kayaked all over North America, but this spring-fed river is our favorite paddle of all. The crystal clear water is […]
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“There’s one!” I call out to Eric. An enormous grey blob rises slowly to the surface of the crystal clear river, exhales loudly, and sinks again to the sandy bottom. It’s a West Indian manatee, a roly-poly aquatic mammal that seeks the warmth of Florida springs in the winter. We’re kayaking the Ichetucknee River in […]
And I thought life in our trailer is tight. It always helps to get a little perspective, and our visit to an 1800’s Cracker family farm provided just that. Can you imagine squeezing a family of 14 into a four-room farmhouse? The sitting room was wall to wall straight-back chairs, and the master bedroom slept […]
After leaving Cedar Key, we continued our adventures with our friends Judy and John by taking them deeper into the heart of Florida. They are excellent traveling companions, willing to experience anything and everything we came up with. We shared with them some of our favorite places, and discovered a few new favorites to add […]
On a blazing hot August day in 1972, I floated down the Ichetucknee with a boisterous group of family and friends, riding the spring-fed river in an enormous inner tube through six miles of wild Florida cypress swampland. It was a blast, and I’ve been meaning to return ever since. A couple of weeks ago […]
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