Day 95

Daily stats
Start: 9:15 AM- Boca Raton, FL (Boca Inlet)
Finish: 6:15 PM - Juiper Beach, FL
Time: 9:00
Daily dist: 43 miles
Total dist: 2286 miles
Companions: None
Weather: Mostly sunny, 15 mph tail wind, and very warm
Notes: Colleen was going to pick me up again so I was able to paddle a mostly empty boat.

It was another pleasant and somewhat uneventful day on the water. The wind was up a bit so after launching through the choppy surf on the beach in Boca I turned and went right back inside the cut to run north on the Intracoastal. The day was not without it’s highlights, along the way I saw eleven manatee (in four different groups), two spotted eagle rays jumping out of the water, and a few boats full of spring break girls in bikinis. I got a few pictures of the manatees, none of the eagle rays because they’re just too fast, and (sorry guys) none of the bikini girls because that would make me creepy.

After a later than normal start in the morning, and an extra long day in an effort to put in a few extra miles before I leave for San Diego, I didn’t get off the water until just after sunset in Juipeter Beach. Colleen and Megan arrived a moment later and once again took me home for the night. The rest of the evening was spent trying to sort out details for this weekends group paddle in Ocala. As well as travel plans to get me back to Fort Lauderdale early next week to catch my flight back out to San Diego for the Southwest Kayak Symposium. There is a fair sized group mustering for the day on the Silver river and anybody else that is interested is welcome to join us. Check out the announcement on the home page of this web site.