The 2022 Winterfest Holiday Boat Parade paddle through Ft Lauderdale.

Winterfest Holiday Boat Parade 2022

Once again we led the parade as part of the non-motorized

vessel pre-show ahead of the fireworks.

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Kayaking the 2022 Winterfest Parade with a MOTHERSHIP sighting!
Winterfest Holiday Boat Parade 2022 – the second Annual Whitney Turner Holiday Parade Paddle.

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HAPPY PADDLING HOLIDAYS!

Notably absent however was our dear friend Whitney Turner, RIP. Whitney was a key figure in South Florida paddling as the organizer of the South Florida Kayaking Meetup group for many years. He was also instrumental in organizing and hosting our kayak runs of the Winterfest Boat Parades, and as such a new paddling tradition has been borne in his honor.

Thus the 2022 Winterfest Boat Parade was also our

Second Annual Whitney Turner Holiday Parade Paddle!

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You can read more about paddling the Ft Lauderdale Winterfest Parade:

Kayaking a Parade of Lights (Seminole Winterfest Boat Parade)!

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! Bless UP

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With that said..
Blessings friends!

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The Daily Dose – The First Annual Whitney Turner Holiday Parade Paddle through Ft Lauderdale.

Winterfest Holiday Boat Parade 2021

Once again we led the parade as part of the non-motorized

vessel pre-show.

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(tap or click pic to read)

The 2021 non-motorized vessel pre-show crew.
Winterfest Holiday Boat Parade 2021 – First Annual Whitney Turner Holiday Parade Paddle.

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HAPPY PADDLING HOLIDAYS!

Notably absent however was our dear friend Whitney Turner, RIP. Whitney was a key figure in South Florida paddling as the organizer of the South Florida Kayaking Meetup group for many years. He was also instrumental in organizing and hosting our kayak runs of the Winterfest Boat Parades, and as such a new paddling tradition has been borne in his honor.

So the 2021 Winterfest Boat Parade also inaugurated the

First Annual Whitney Turner Holiday Parade Paddle!

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https://kayakfari.wordpress.com/events/winterfest-holiday-boat-parade-2021-first-annual-whitney-turner-holiday-parade-paddle/

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! Bless UP

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All rights reserved!

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DISCLAIMER:

The maps and images on this site are not intended for navigation, I am not a guide; use any and all information at your own risk! Your mileage may vary .. so use good judgement before venturing out!

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I hereby disclaim any sponsorship, endorsement, nor association with any product or service described herein. The photographs, depictions, products, and ideas presented on this site are for informational purposes only. Your results may vary, and I do not imply nor guarantee the effectiveness, suitability, design or operation to adhere to any standard. I assume no legal responsibility for the implementation of anything herein presented! Use any and all information at your own risk! By using any and all information from this website, you accept the final liability for any use or possible associated misuse!

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With that said..
Blessings friends!

🙂

The Daily Dose – Are we not Winterfest paddlers? We must paddle it 2021!

When a good time comes around,

You must paddle it!

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SEMINOLE HARD ROCK WINTERFEST HOLIDAY BOAT PARADE IN FT LAUDERDALE.
Once when we were DEVO, we whipped it Good – but every year is a special treat! 🙂
Image from GRAPEK Photography Online used by permission.

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This year the

50th annual Seminole Hard Rock Winterfest Holiday Boat Parade

happens on Saturday Dec 11th in Ft Lauderdale.

The non-motorized vessel pre-show starts at 6:00 p.m!

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Crack that Whip, see you there!

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! Bless UP

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All rights reserved!

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DISCLAIMER:

The maps and images on this site are not intended for navigation, I am not a guide; use any and all information at your own risk! Your mileage may vary .. so use good judgement before venturing out!

…

I hereby disclaim any sponsorship, endorsement, nor association with any product or service described herein. The photographs, depictions, products, and ideas presented on this site are for informational purposes only. Your results may vary, and I do not imply nor guarantee the effectiveness, suitability, design or operation to adhere to any standard. I assume no legal responsibility for the implementation of anything herein presented! Use any and all information at your own risk! By using any and all information from this website, you accept the final liability for any use or possible associated misuse!

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With that said..
Blessings friends!

🙂

The Daily Dose – South Florida’s annual Winterfest paddling tradition spreads Holiday cheer to all!

HAPPY PADDLING HOLIDAYS!

The

50th annual Seminole Hard Rock Winterfest Holiday Boat Parade

happens on Saturday Dec 11th in Ft Lauderdale.

The non-motorized vessel pre-show starts at 6:00 p.m!

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(tap or click pic to read)

Priceless moments in South Florida paddling history! 🙂
Kayaking a Parade of Lights (Seminole Winterfest Boat Parade).

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If there’s one (and I mean THE one!) “local” Ft Lauderdale annual tradition it has to be the Seminole Hard Rock Winterfest Boat Parade.  It is the largest single event not just in town, but in all of Florida, and one of the largest in the USA, drawing over a million estimated spectators along a 12 mile route!!  This really is the one time that folks get together with Holiday cheer and become a part of a bigger picture which bridges across  all the socioeconomic boundaries that are otherwise pervasive in South Florida life. Now in it’s 50th year, the event usually takes place on the second Saturday in December, and is later televised on local TV station WSVN-7.

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Happy Holidays! Feliz Navidad!

Veselé Vánoce!

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! Bless UP

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© 2021 Flex Maslan / kayakfari.com / awakenthegrass.com. All original photographs, artworks and music in this portfolio are copyrighted and owned by the artist, Flex Maslan, unless otherwise noted. Any reproduction, modification, publication, transmission, transfer, or exploitation of any of the content, for personal or commercial use, whether in whole or in part, without written permission from the artist is strictly prohibited.

All rights reserved!

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DISCLAIMER:

The maps and images on this site are not intended for navigation, I am not a guide; use any and all information at your own risk! Your mileage may vary .. so use good judgement before venturing out!

…

I hereby disclaim any sponsorship, endorsement, nor association with any product or service described herein. The photographs, depictions, products, and ideas presented on this site are for informational purposes only. Your results may vary, and I do not imply nor guarantee the effectiveness, suitability, design or operation to adhere to any standard. I assume no legal responsibility for the implementation of anything herein presented! Use any and all information at your own risk! By using any and all information from this website, you accept the final liability for any use or possible associated misuse!

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With that said..
Blessings friends!

🙂

Fill up 2021 with paddling, camping and some very nice dreams !!

Sweet dreams are made like this!

Who am I to disagree?

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Please excuse me while I enjoy the sky .. 😮
Chickees and Keys in Florida Bay – Kayaking, Camping and Nice Dreams!

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More on paddling Florida Bay:

Chickees and Keys in Florida Bay – Kayaking, Camping and Nice Dreams!

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! Dulces sueños

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! BLESS

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© 2021 Flex Maslan / kayakfari.com / awakenthegrass.com . All original photographs, artworks and music in this portfolio are copyrighted and owned by the artist, Flex Maslan, unless otherwise noted. Any reproduction, modification, publication, transmission, transfer, or exploitation of any of the content, for personal or commercial use, whether in whole or in part, without written permission from the artist is strictly prohibited.

All rights reserved!

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DISCLAIMER:

The maps and images on this site are not intended for navigation, I am not a guide; use any and all information at your own risk! Your mileage may vary .. so use good judgement before venturing out!

…

I hereby disclaim any sponsorship, endorsement, nor association with any product or service described herein. The photographs, depictions, products, and ideas presented on this site are for informational purposes only. Your results may vary, and I do not imply nor guarantee the effectiveness, suitability, design or operation to adhere to any standard. I assume no legal responsibility for the implementation of anything herein presented! Use any and all information at your own risk! By using any and all information from this website, you accept the final liability for any use or possible associated misuse!

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With that said..
Blessings friends!

🙂

Test paddling the Pompano Beach Holiday Boat Parade with 2020 in hindsight.

Kayaking the

58th Annual Greater Pompano Beach

Holiday Boat Parade

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Kayak Ted with Rangifer tarandus leading the way!
Paddling the 2020 Pompano Beach Holiday Boat Parade.

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H A P P Y   H O L I D A Y S !!

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“Wishing you all a very Happy New Year!”

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More on paddling the the Seminole Hard Rock Winterfest Boat Parade :

Kayaking a Parade of Lights (Seminole Winterfest Boat Parade)

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! BLESS

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© 2020 Flex Maslan / kayakfari.com / awakenthegrass.com . All original photographs, artworks and music in this portfolio are copyrighted and owned by the artist, Flex Maslan, unless otherwise noted. Any reproduction, modification, publication, transmission, transfer, or exploitation of any of the content, for personal or commercial use, whether in whole or in part, without written permission from the artist is strictly prohibited.

All rights reserved!

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DISCLAIMER:

The maps and images on this site are not intended for navigation, I am not a guide; use any and all information at your own risk! Your mileage may vary .. so use good judgement before venturing out!

…

I hereby disclaim any sponsorship, endorsement, nor association with any product or service described herein. The photographs, depictions, products, and ideas presented on this site are for informational purposes only. Your results may vary, and I do not imply nor guarantee the effectiveness, suitability, design or operation to adhere to any standard. I assume no legal responsibility for the implementation of anything herein presented! Use any and all information at your own risk! By using any and all information from this website, you accept the final liability for any use or possible associated misuse!

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With that said..
Blessings friends!

🙂

Kayak Biscayne Bay: Jones Lagoon, feat Totten, Little Totten, Old Rhodes and Porgy Keys!

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Paddling and jonesing for scenics

on Jones Lagoon upon

southern Biscayne Bay.

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Aerial view, paddling the southern entrance into Jones Lagoon in Biscayne National Park.
Pictured: Charlie from BushPaddlers.org

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Full story coming soon on this

photo-exploratory paddling trip!

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! BLESS

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© 2020 Flex Maslan / kayakfari.com / awakenthegrass.com . All original photographs, artworks and music in this portfolio are copyrighted and owned by the artist, Flex Maslan, unless otherwise noted. Any reproduction, modification, publication, transmission, transfer, or exploitation of any of the content, for personal or commercial use, whether in whole or in part, without written permission from the artist is strictly prohibited.

All rights reserved!

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DISCLAIMER:

The maps and images on this site are not intended for navigation, I am not a guide; use any and all information at your own risk! Your mileage may vary .. so use good judgement before venturing out!

…

I hereby disclaim any sponsorship, endorsement, nor association with any product or service described herein. The photographs, depictions, products, and ideas presented on this site are for informational purposes only. Your results may vary, and I do not imply nor guarantee the effectiveness, suitability, design or operation to adhere to any standard. I assume no legal responsibility for the implementation of anything herein presented! Use any and all information at your own risk! By using any and all information from this website, you accept the final liability for any use or possible associated misuse!

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With that said..
Blessings friends!

🙂

Kayak Florida Bay: Flooded out island camp in the middle of nowhere!

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When you get to your island campsite,

only to find it underwater.

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Arrival at campsite under a foot of water – on to Plan B!
Little Rabbit Key – a camping jewel in Central Florida Bay.

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Four hours of paddling for this?

But wait, there’s more ..

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Normally this would be a near idyllic camping experience on Little Rabbit Key as seen here:

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Full story coming soon on this

open water adventure paddling trip!

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Read more on paddling Florida Bay:

Chickees and Keys in Florida Bay – Kayaking, Camping and Nice Dreams!

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! BLESS

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© 2020 Flex Maslan / kayakfari.com / awakenthegrass.com . All original photographs, artworks and music in this portfolio are copyrighted and owned by the artist, Flex Maslan, unless otherwise noted. Any reproduction, modification, publication, transmission, transfer, or exploitation of any of the content, for personal or commercial use, whether in whole or in part, without written permission from the artist is strictly prohibited.

All rights reserved!

…

DISCLAIMER:

The maps and images on this site are not intended for navigation, I am not a guide; use any and all information at your own risk! Your mileage may vary .. so use good judgement before venturing out!

…

I hereby disclaim any sponsorship, endorsement, nor association with any product or service described herein. The photographs, depictions, products, and ideas presented on this site are for informational purposes only. Your results may vary, and I do not imply nor guarantee the effectiveness, suitability, design or operation to adhere to any standard. I assume no legal responsibility for the implementation of anything herein presented! Use any and all information at your own risk! By using any and all information from this website, you accept the final liability for any use or possible associated misuse!

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With that said..
Blessings friends!

🙂

Paddling towards the Light(s) – 2019 Seminole Hard Rock Winterfest Boat Parade.

All was still in the night,

except for the lights in the sky!

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(click pic to begin your journey!)

Priceless moments in South Florida paddling history! 😮
Paddling the 2019 Winterfest Boat Parade – seeing the Light(s)!

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© 2020 Flex Maslan / kayakfari.com / awakenthegrass.com . All original photographs, artworks and music in this portfolio are copyrighted and owned by the artist, Flex Maslan, unless otherwise noted. Any reproduction, modification, publication, transmission, transfer, or exploitation of any of the content, for personal or commercial use, whether in whole or in part, without written permission from the artist is strictly prohibited.

All rights reserved!

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The maps and images on this site are not intended for navigation, I am not a guide; use any and all information at your own risk! Your mileage may vary .. so use good judgement before venturing out!

This is a work of fiction. All characters appearing in this work are fictitious. Any resemblance to real persons, living or dead, is purely coincidental. No skeleton, nor person, nor kayak was harmed in the making of this work. The author is sorely responsible for the contents of this work!

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I hereby disclaim any sponsorship, endorsement, nor association with any product or service described herein. The photographs, depictions, products, and ideas presented on this site are for informational purposes only. Your results may vary, and I do not imply nor guarantee the effectiveness, suitability, design or operation to adhere to any standard. I assume no legal responsibility for the implementation of anything herein presented! Use any and all information at your own risk! By using any and all information from this website, you accept the final liability for any use or possible associated misuse!

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With that said..
Blessings friends!

🙂

Co-leading the 46th annual Seminole Hard Rock Winterfest Holiday Boat Parade with a cold front!

Cool paddling on the 2017 Seminole Hard Rock Winterfest Holiday Boat Parade.

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Happy Holidays from the South Florida Kayaking Meetup crew and Kayakfari.com !

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Lights, Camera, Action!
Kayaking the 2017 Winterfest Boat Parade through Ft Lauderdale!

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Happy Holidays! Feliz Navidad!

Veselé Vánoce!

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! Heavy Christmas

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© 2017 Flex Maslan / kayakfari.com / awakenthegrass.com . All original photographs, artworks and music in this portfolio are copyrighted and owned by the artist, Flex Maslan, unless otherwise noted. Any reproduction, modification, publication, transmission, transfer, or exploitation of any of the content, for personal or commercial use, whether in whole or in part, without written permission from the artist is strictly prohibited.

All rights reserved!

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DISCLAIMER:

I hereby disclaim any sponsorship, endorsement, nor association with any product or service described herein. The photographs, depictions, products, and ideas presented on this site are for informational purposes only. Your results may vary, and I do not imply nor guarantee the effectiveness, suitability, design or operation to adhere to any standard. I assume no legal responsibility for the implementation of anything herein presented! Use any and all information at your own risk! By using any and all information from this website, you accept the final liability for any use or possible associated misuse!

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With that said..
Blessings friends!