Quick 17 mile paddling loop on the New River – Dania Cutoff Canal in Ft Lauderdale
Getting some on-the-water quality time is important to me because I get most of my exercise from paddling. For the record, I did not stop anywhere, did not buy anything, did not touch anything. This session I took out my K1 trainer kayak RGB and met up with local paddlers Ross E. and Efrat A. who paddled an OC-2. We maintained safe social distancing paddling practices!
The stay at home order for the State of Florida is meant to keep the Covid-19 virus from spreading person to person. However the order specifically allows outdoor recreation and exercise as long as social distancing guidelines are followed. Therefore there is nothing wrong here, in fact being outdoors on such a nice day can only improve health!!
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New River – Dania Cutoff Canal paddling loop around Ft Lauderdale is 17 miles with several places to get on or off.
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Which way to go ??
Go with the flow – the tidal flow!
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First we had to get past the manatee! 😉
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Local paddlers Ross E. and Efrat A. in “Hot Stuff” an OC-2.
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Downtown ft Lauderdale was quiet and idle though we saw several other paddlers on the water!
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Ft Lauderdale beach used to be like this!
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Efrat paddling through Ft Lauderdale.
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On the intracoastal waterway.
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Father and son fishing off a dock in Ft Lauderdale.
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Ft Lauderdale’s iconic 17th Street tall bridge!
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RGB on the shoal inside Port Everglades in Ft Lauderdale. “RGB” is my versatile Kirton K1 trainer fitness kayak.
ART of Primary Colors – the RGB on my CRT!
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That’s Hot Stuff right there!! 😮
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Weekend boating traffic was steady, and remember that Port Everglades inlet is a busy 24/7 SHIPPING LANE and a FULL SPEED boating zone! Big ships can not and will not stop, and fast moving boaters may not see even you!
Be sure you know EXACTLY what you’re doing before venturing inside or crossing the inlet !!
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Ross and Efrat paddling past the virus stricken cruise ships in ft Lauderdale.
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We are all living on the Edge in Ft Lauderdale!
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Efrat and Ross paddling along the edge. 😮
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Big ship meets little ship in Port Everglades.
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Port Everglades was a ghost town on Sunday!
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Sneaking under ..
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Back into the loop .. was a nice paddle! 🙂
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Social Distancing and paddling together!
Photo credit: Ross Elder – CLICK for video!
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Be well and exercise !!
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Escape!
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