The Time-release Dose – Heaven and Hell ? Heaven or Hell.

Posted by Kayakfari on June 16, 2022

Posted in: 42, 420, adventure, aerial, answer 42, awakenthegrass, banana boat, beach, camping, chickees, chokoloskee, cooking, cosmos, everglades, everglades art, fisheye, fitness, flex maslan, florida, glades, gladesmen, history, humor, island, kayak, kayakfari, kayakfari.com, kayaking, landscape, mangrove, mosquitoes, noseeum, paddle, panorama, pentax, pentax q, photography, pole aerial photography, prohibition, psychedelic, rain, rasta, reality check, sea kayaker, seda glider, sombrero, south florida, summer, sun, surreal art, swamp, ten thousand islands, totch brown, tropical. Tagged: 10 thousand, 10000, 10000 islands, 10k islands, 360, 42, 420, adventure, art, awakenthegrass, awakenthegrass.com, back country, banana boat, Beach, black sabbath, Blessings, buff, bugs, camping hell, camping islands, camping ten thousand islands, canoe, canoe everglades, canoe trail, chatham river, chickee camping, chokoloskee, circular fisheye, crooked creek, crooked creek chickee, cross bay, digital029art, dio, duck rock, environment, Everglades, everglades city, Everglades history, everglades kayak, everglades national park, everglades paddling, Everglades Photography, exploration, face protector, feel irie, fisheye lens, fitness, Flex Kayakfari, flex maslan, Florida, free life, frontier everglades, ft lauderdale kayak, Greenland, Greenland paddle, gulf of mexico, hammock, heaven, heaven and hell, hell, hot, hot and buggy, house hammock bay, humor, humour, huston, irie, island, kayafari, kayak, kayak art, kayak everglades, kayak florida, kayak florida keys, kayak miami, kayak photograher, kayak photography, kayak south florida, kayakfari, kayakfari art, Kayakfari ART Photography, kayakfari.com, kayaking, kayaking ten thousand islands, keys paddling, liquor still bay, little planet, lopez river, mangrove canopy, mangroves, miami, Miami Kayak, mosquitoes, no-see-ums, noseeums, ocean, outlaws, Paddle, paddling, paddling in the rain, pavilion key, photo, Photography, psychedelic, psychedelic camping, reality check, sand fly, Sea Kayaker, seda glider, shine on you crazy, skeeters, South Florida, south florida kayak, south florida kayaking, south florida paddle, south florida paddler, summer, summer camping, summer camping everglades, summer kayaking, summer paddling florida, summer rain, sun, sun shield, sunday bay, sunday bay chickee, swamp, sweetwater chickee, ten thousand, ten thousand islands, ten thousand islands kayak, tent, the watson place, totch, tropical, tropical adventure, tropical paddling, Turner River, water quality, watson's place, wilderness waterway. Leave a comment

Somewhere between

heaven and hell

lies

real Everglades paddling freedom!

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The Sweetwater chickee camping platform was next on our list. It lies tucked away inside a little ‘finger cove’ of Sweetwater Bay. It is also pretty close to the Everglades interior (i.e. the slough) so the tidal influence was minimal here. I tasted the water and it was pretty sweet, probably good enough to filter. However this may not always be the case at other times of the year!

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The Sweetwater chickee is aptly named for the water was indeed sweeter!
Heaven or Hell: Summer paddling and camping in the Ten Thousand Islands

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Paddling in the summer heat really feels like being in a steam bath. I tried dunking myself in the water to cool off, but it was not very effective since the water felt like a hot tub. Still, the evaporation of the water did help a tiny bit. I was glad that I used an old somewhat leaky nylon spray skirt rather than my neoprene nice fitting one. The porousness did keep me cooler!

Some people bring sports drinks for hydration. I rely mostly on plain water supplemented with rations of young cocoanut water to replenish the sweated out salts. If you go paddling in the summer, it bears repeating:

Bring twice the amount of drinking water you think you’ll need!

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Full story at:

https://kayakfari.wordpress.com/trips-sea-stories-pics/heaven-or-hell-summer-paddling-and-camping-in-the-ten-thousand-islands/

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! Bless UP

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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!

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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 Time-release Dose – Surrender to the Heat, Resistance is Futile!

Posted by Kayakfari on June 6, 2022

Posted in: 42, 420, adventure, answer 42, awakenthegrass, beach, biscayne bay, cape florida, cape romano, cape sable, everglades, fitness, flex maslan, florida, florida bay, Florida Keys, ft lauderdale, humor, island, kayak, kayakfari, kayakfari.com, kayaking, miami, paddle, pentax, photography, rain, reality check, sea kayaker, sombrero, south florida, summer, sunburn, tropical, west lake park, whiskey creek. Tagged: 10 thousand, 10000 islands, 10k islands, 42, 420, adventure, afternoon storms, awakenthegrass.com, banana boat, Beach, big hat, Biscayne Bay, Blessings, camping, camping ten thousand islands, chickee, chickee camping, coconut water, Cumulonimbus cloud, decorated reality, digital art, dildo key bank, Everglades, everglades adventure, Everglades Art, everglades camping, everglades exploration, everglades kayak, everglades landscape, everglades national park, everglades paddling, everglades panorama, everglades photographer, Everglades Photography, extreme chilling, face shield, feel irie, first national bank, fisheye lens, Flex Kayakfari, flex maslan, Florida, florida bay, florida bay kayak, florida keys, florida rain, fort lauderdale kayak, freshwater, ft lauderdale kayak, fun photography, gloves, Greenland stick, gulf of mexico, heat, heaven and hell, hot and buggy, hot sun, humid, humor, ice cold, irie, island, kayafari, kayak, kayak adventure, kayak art, kayak everglades, kayak fitness, kayak florida, kayak miami, kayak photography, kayak south florida, kayak touring, kayakfari, Kayakfari ART Photography, kayakfari.com, kayaking, kayaking photography, kayaking ten thousand islands, lightning, little rabbit key, Mangrove blossom, mangrove seedling, mangroves, mexican sombrero, Miami Kayak, ocean, open water, Paddle, paddling, paddling in the rain, panorama, pentax q, permeating wetness, Photography, rain, rain showers, raining, rasta, reality check, resistance is futile, River of Grass, roots paddling, santa sombrero, Sawgrass, Sea Kayaker, seda glider, shade, sky, Slough, sombrero, South Florida, south florida kayak, south florida kayaking, south florida paddle, south florida paddler, squall, steam bath, steambath, storm, summer, summer camping, summer camping everglades, summer heat, summer kayaking, summer paddling, summer paddling florida, summer rain, summer storms, sun, sun protection, sun shade, sunshine state, surrender, surrender to the heat, sweetwater chickee, ten thousand, ten thousand islands, ten thousand islands kayak, thunder storm, tropical, tropical adventure, tropical back country, tropical kayakfari, water, water levels, water quality, wet season, wetness, widely scattered showers. Leave a comment

Time to surrender to the hot permeating

wetness of summer! 🙂

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Nothing but praise and thankfulness, don’t fight it – surrender to it.
Surrender to the summer HEAT!

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Now that summer is here,

the forecast calls for a “steam bath” every day:

The

“90-90-90”

Over 90 degrees Fahrenheit in the shade,

over 90 percent humidity and the water also about 90.

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Stay cool and hydrated,

enjoy the tropical summer!

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Full story at:

https://kayakfari.wordpress.com/reality-check/surrender-to-the-summer-heat/

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! Bless UP

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© 2022 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!

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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 Time-release Dose – Paddling in the Rain!

Posted by Kayakfari on February 13, 2022

Posted in: 42, 420, adventure, answer 42, awakenthegrass, banana boat, beach, biscayne bay, boating safety, camping, cape florida, cape romano, cape sable, chickees, chokoloskee, Cloud9, dania beach, everglades, fisheye, fitness, flex maslan, florida, florida bay, Florida Keys, Fort Lauderdale, freighter ship, ft lauderdale, glades, gladesmen, grey ghost, kayak, kayakfari, kayakfari.com, kayaking, key biscayne, mangrove, miami, Mizell-Johnson, Nest Key, Pa-hay-Okee, paddle, pahayokee, pentax, photography, port everglades, rain, reality check, river of grass, sea kayaker, silhouette kayak, sombrero, south florida, summer, surfski, ten thousand islands, tropical, west lake park, whiskey creek. Tagged: 10000 islands, 10k islands, 42, 420, awakenthegrass, backcountry, banana boat, Beach, Blessings, camping, camping ten thousand islands, canoe everglades, CAPE ROMANO, clockwork orange, dania beach, Dr. Von D. Mizell-Eula Johnson State Park, Everglades, everglades adventure, everglades camping, everglades exploration, everglades kayak, everglades landscape, everglades national park, everglades paddling, Everglades Photography, everglades prairie, everglades slough, feel irie, fisheye panorama, Flex Kayakfari, flex maslan, florida bay, florida rain, fort lauderdale kayak, goodland, Greenland stick, gulf of mexico, humor, I’m happy again, irie, island, John U. Lloyd State Park, kayafari, kayak, kayak everglades, kayak ft lauderdale, kayak miami, kayak photograher, kayak photography, kayak south florida, kayak touring, kayak whiskey creek, kayakfari, Kayakfari ART Photography, kayakfari.com, kayaking, kayaking photography, kayaking ten thousand islands, mangroves, miami, Miami Kayak, ocean, Pa-hay-Okee, Paddle, paddling, paddling in the rain, Pahayokee, panorama, panoramic, pentax q, Photography, port everglades, rain, rain showers, raining, reality check, River of Grass, roots paddling, safety, Sawgrass, Sea Kayaker, seda glider, Shark River slough, sing along, singin' in the rain, singing in the rain, sky, Slough, song, South Florida, south florida kayak, south florida kayaking, south florida paddle, south florida paddler, squall, stellar ses, storm, summer, summer rain, sun, surski, swamp, ten thousand, ten thousand islands, ten thousand islands kayak, thunder, thunder storm, trident 11 kayak, tropical, tropical adventure, tropical back country, tropical kayakfari, water, water levels, widely scattered showers, wing paddle. Leave a comment

I’m happy again…

Just Paddlin’ in the Rain!

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Wet surfski workout session paddling through Port Everglades in Ft Lauderdale.
Paddling in the Rain, Just Paddlin’ and Campin’ in the Rain .. sing along!

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( Cue music )

Sing along to the music, ya’ll can paddle if you want to ..

Sing along .. Paddling in the Rain, Just Paddlin’ and Campin’ in the Rain!

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Full story at:

https://kayakfari.wordpress.com/thematic/paddling-in-the-rain-just-paddlin-and-campin-in-the-rain-sing-along/

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! Bless UP

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© 2022 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!

🙂

The Daily Dose – Plan B – Take #2 !

Posted by Kayakfari on January 16, 2022

Posted in: 42, 420, adventure, answer 42, beach, fitness, flex maslan, florida, kayak, kayakfari, kayakfari.com, kayaking, paddle, pentax, photography, south florida, tropical. Tagged: 360 panorama, 42, 420, aerial pole photography, awakenthegrass, Beach, blackwater sound, Blessings, bogart, camp kayakfari, camping, Camping with the Stars, caribbean club, circular fisheye, Cloud9, clouds, downpour, dusenbury creek, east florida bay, Everglades, everglades adventure, everglades camping, everglades exploration, everglades kayak, everglades national park, everglades paddling, everglades panorama, everglades photographer, Everglades Photography, face buff, fbo, feel irie, fisheye lens, fisheye panorama, Flex Kayakfari, flex maslan, Florida, florida bay, florida bay kayak, florida bay outfitters, florida keys, florida rain, gordon storm, Greenland stick, hurricane irma, irie, irma, irma impact, island, joe bay, kayafari, kayak adventure, kayak everglades, kayak florida bay, kayak florida keys, kayak photograher, kayak photography, kayak south florida, Kayak Ted, kayak touring, kayakfari, Kayakfari ART Photography, kayakfari.com, kayaking, kayaking photography, key largo, key largo film, key largo tower, keys sunset, labor day, light pollution, lightning, mangrove seedling, mangroves, microwave tower key largo, milky way, milky way galaxy, Mr Spock, Nest Key, nest key camping, nest key kayak, nest keys, North Nest Key, Paddle, paddling, paddling in the rain, panorama, pentax fisheye, pentax q, Photography, plan b, Plan B – Take 2, rain, rain showers, raining, rasta, reality check, roots paddling, Sea Kayaker, South Florida, south florida kayak, south florida kayaking, south florida paddle, south florida paddler, Spiritwalker, squall, stars, storm, summer camping, summer camping everglades, summer heat, summer kayaking, summer paddling, summer paddling florida, summer rain, summer storms, sunset, Take 2, Thaddeus Rice, the boggies, thunder storm, torrential rain, tropical, tropical adventure, tropical back country, tropical kayakfari, tropical storm, ts gordon. Leave a comment

The idea behind this trip was to check out the

Joe Bay area in northeastern Florida Bay.

Due to time constraints, it took place over the Labor Day weekend just ahead of approaching tropical storm Gordon. The plan me and Kayak Ted (aka Spiritwalker) made was to camp at North Nest Key and use it as a base camp for two nights. Joe Bay is intriguing because it has been re-opened to the public after being closed off for almost 40 years. It is also prime habitat for the American Crocodile, of which we had hoped to see many.

However as the saying goes

“The best laid plans of photographers and paddlers often go awry”

especially when a big storm rolls through early!

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When a big storm blows through, Plan B happens!
North Nest Key, Joe Bay and tropical storm Gordon.

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North Nest Key is not the place to go if you seek solitude,

however it’s worth a visit and makes a great base camp location

for exploring eastern Florida Bay.

The evening and most of the night were pleasant camping, but by dawn it was clear that things had changed. Getting up with the sunrise, there was a lot of cloud cover and a heavy damp feeling in the air. Listening to the weather radio and checking radar on the phone we could see that tropical storm Gordon had arrived into our area earlier than anticipated. By 8:30, we were already seeing lightning strikes to the NE in the distance which was definitely not a good sign! We had to make a decision, and both agreed that in light of our situation we’d bag it and head back a day early. We packed up camp just in time before all the heavy rain hit. At times it rained so hard, that we couldn’t even see each other on the water.

It was tough to make the decision to abort,

but it proved to be the right course of action!

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Full story at:

https://kayakfari.wordpress.com/trips-sea-stories-pics/random-gallery-2/florida-south-florida/florida-bay-keys/north-nest-key-joe-bay-and-tropical-storm-gordon/

Revised and updated for your reading pleasure!

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! Bless UP

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© 2022 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!

🙂

The squalls and storms are here – it’s summer in South Florida!

Posted by Kayakfari on May 22, 2019

Posted in: beach, face protector, fitness, flex maslan, florida, Fort Lauderdale, ft lauderdale, grey ghost, kayak, kayakfari, kayakfari.com, kayaking, mangrove, marine trash, new river, paddle, pentax, photography, port everglades, south florida, stellar ses, summer, surf ski, surfski, tropical, whiskey creek. Tagged: 42, 420, adventure, awakenthegrass, Beach, Blessings, dania beach, deluge, do i feel lucky, do you feel lucky, Dr. Von D. Mizell-Eula Johnson State Park, Everglades, feel irie, Flex Kayakfari, flex maslan, flooding, Florida, florida rain, fort lauderdale kayak, Ft Lauderdale, ft lauderdale kayak, island, John U. Lloyd State Park, kayafari, kayak, kayak ft lauderdale, kayak photograher, kayak photography, kayak touring, kayak whiskey creek, kayakfari, kayakfari art, Kayakfari ART Photography, kayakfari.com, kayaking, kayaking photography, lady luck, landscape, lightning, luck, mangroves, Miami Kayak, Paddle, paddling, paddling in the rain, photo, Photography, port everglades, rain, rain showers, raining, roots paddling, safety, Sea Kayaker, singing in the rain, sky, South Florida, south florida kayak, squall, stellar ses, storm, summer, summer rain, sun, surski, thunder, thunder storm, tropical, tropical adventure, tropical kayakfari, wet season, widely scattered showers. Leave a comment

The question you have to ask yourself is:

“Do I feel Lucky?”

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“I’ll bet you a dollar that it will rain. Hold my paddle!“
Summer in South Florida equals squalls, storms, thunder and lightning (sometimes)!

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Well do you, Paddler?

😉

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The fact is that in the summer time,

luck has a lot to do with it!

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https://kayakfari.wordpress.com/reality-check/summer-in-south-florida-equals-squalls-storms-thunder-and-lightning-sometimes/

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! BLESS – Luck be a Lady

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© 2019 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.

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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!

🙂

From sunny to sundry – North Nest Key, Joe Bay and tropical storm Gordon!

Posted by Kayakfari on October 25, 2018

Posted in: 42, 420, aerial, answer 42, awakenthegrass, beach, camping, cooking, cosmos, east everglades, everglades, everglades art, fisheye, flex maslan, florida, florida bay, Florida Keys, humor, hurricane, island, kayak, kayakfari, kayakfari.com, kayaking, keys, landscape, mangrove, miami, Milky Way, night, paddle, panorama, pentax q, photography, rain, sea kayaker, south florida, space, stars, summer, tropical. Tagged: 1948, 42, 420, adventure, awakenthegrass.com, Beach, blackwater sound, Blessings, bogart, camping, Camping with the Stars, caribbean club, circular fisheye, Cloud9, clouds, downpour, dusenbury creek, east florida bay, Everglades, everglades adventure, everglades camping, everglades exploration, everglades kayak, everglades landscape, everglades national park, everglades panorama, everglades photographer, Everglades Photography, face shield, fbo, feel irie, fisheye lens, Flex Kayakfari, flex maslan, Florida, florida bay, florida bay kayak, florida bay outfitters, florida keys, florida rain, fun photography, gordon storm, Greenland stick, humor, hurricane irma, irie, irma, irma impact, island, joe bay, kayafari, kayak, kayak adventure, kayak everglades, kayak miami, kayak photograher, kayak photography, Kayak Ted, kayak touring, kayakfari, kayakfari art, Kayakfari ART Photography, kayakfari.com, kayaking, kayaking photography, key largo, key largo film, key largo tower, labor day, light pollution, lightning, mangrove seedling, mangroves, Miami Kayak, microwave tower key largo, milky way, milky way galaxy, Mr Spock, nest key camping, nest key kayak, nest keys, North Nest Key, Paddle, paddling, paddling in the rain, panorama, pentax q, Photography, plan b, rain, rain showers, raining, rasta, roots paddling, Sea Kayaker, South Florida, south florida kayak, Spiritwalker, squall, stars, storm, summer, summer camping, summer camping everglades, summer heat, summer kayaking, summer paddling, summer paddling florida, summer rain, summer storms, surrender to the heat, tent, Thaddeus Rice, the boggies, thunder, thunder storm, torrential rain, tropical, tropical adventure, tropical back country, tropical kayakfari, tropical storm, ts gordon, water, weekend, wet, wetness. Leave a comment

When Tropical Storm Gordon blows into town,

Plan B happens!

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Sunny camping on North Nest Key, Labor Day weekend 2018.
North Nest Key, Joe Bay and tropical storm Gordon!

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From this to that!

But what about take #2 ?

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Paddling in a heavy downpour in eastern Florida Bay near the Nest Keys.
North Nest Key, Joe Bay and tropical storm Gordon!

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https://kayakfari.wordpress.com/trips-sea-stories-pics/random-gallery-2/florida-south-florida/florida-bay-keys/north-nest-key-joe-bay-and-tropical-storm-gordon/

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! BLESS

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© 2018 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!

.

With that said..
Blessings friends!

🙂

Five days of hot summer camping and cruising on magical Florida Bay!

Posted by Kayakfari on July 31, 2018

Posted in: 1000mm lens, 42, 420, aerial, answer 42, Art, awakenthegrass, beach, Big 10 inch, birding, camping, chickees, cooking, cosmos, decorated reality, everglades, everglades art, Everglades birds, extreme birdwatching, first national bank, fisheye, flex maslan, florida, florida bay, Florida Keys, GIF, hat, humor, hurricane, island, july 4th, Julyer, kayak, kayakfari, kayakfari.com, kayaking, keys, landscape, little rabbit key, mangrove, marine trash, Milky Way, moonlight, night, paddle, panorama, pentax, photography, sea kayaker, sombrero, south florida, stars, summer, sun, surreal art, tropical. Tagged: 42, 420, adventure, afternoon storms, art, awakenthegrass.com, bay scrag, Beach, big hat, Blessings, blue green, camping, carl ross key, chickee, chickee camping, Cloud9, clouds, coconut water, decorated reality, digital art, digital029art, dildo key bank, east cape, Everglades, everglades adventure, Everglades Art, everglades camping, everglades exploration, everglades kayak, everglades landscape, everglades national park, everglades panorama, everglades photographer, Everglades Photography, extreme chilling, face shield, feel irie, first national bank, fisheye lens, Flex Kayakfari, flex maslan, Florida, florida bay, florida bay kayak, florida keys, florida rain, freshwater, fun photography, Greenland stick, gulf of mexico, heat, hot, hot and buggy, hot sun, humid, humor, ice cold, irie, island, Jenn Call, Johna Till Johnson, johnson key, Johnson Key Chickee, kayafari, kayak, kayak adventure, kayak art, kayak everglades, kayak fitness, kayak miami, kayak photograher, kayak photography, kayak touring, kayakfari, kayakfari art, Kayakfari ART Photography, kayakfari.com, kayaking, kayaking photography, landscape photography, lightning, little rabbit key, mango, Mangrove bloom, Mangrove blossom, mangrove seedling, mangroves, mexican sombrero, Miami Kayak, mud flats, Paddle, paddling, paddling in the rain, Painen Dias, panorama, pentax q, permeating wetness, Photography, rain, rain showers, raining, rasta, red alert, roots paddling, Sandy Key, santa sombrero, Sea Kayaker, shark point, Shark Point Chickee, shields up, sky, snake bight, sombrero, South Florida, south florida kayak, squall, storm, summer, summer camping, summer camping everglades, summer heat, summer kayaking, summer paddling, summer paddling florida, summer rain, summer storms, sun, sun protection, sun shade, sunshine state, surrender to the heat, tent, thunder, thunder storm, tides, tropical, tropical adventure, tropical back country, tropical kayakfari, water, water levels, wet, wet season, wetness, widely scattered showers, windagainstcurrent.com. 1 Comment

Freestyle leisure paddling and camping in a

tropical marine wilderness!

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Summer casual camping loop of Central and Western Florida Bay over 5 days and 4 nights.
Everglades hot summer camping and cruising – the Central & Western Florida Bay loop!

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Summer adventure paddling and camping in South Florida’s Everglades!

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Jenn paddles up to the Johnson Key Chickee v3.0 in the mid day heat!
Everglades hot summer camping and cruising – the Central & Western Florida Bay loop!

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Setting up camp at Little Rabbit Key in the middle of nowhere. 😮
Everglades hot summer camping and cruising – the Central & Western Florida Bay loop!

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Storms all around!!
Everglades hot summer camping and cruising – the Central & Western Florida Bay loop!

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! BLESS – July Morning

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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!

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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!

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Summer is here, surrender to the HEAT – Resistance is Futile!

Posted by Kayakfari on June 28, 2018

Posted in: 42, 420, answer 42, Art, awakenthegrass, banana boat, beach, camping, chickees, everglades, everglades art, first national bank, fisheye, flex maslan, florida, florida bay, Florida Keys, fowey rocks, ft lauderdale, hat, ice, island, kayak, kayakfari, kayakfari.com, kayaking, key biscayne, landscape, lighthouse, little rabbit key, mangrove, miami, paddle, panorama, pentax, photography, rain, reality check, sea kayaker, seda glider, sombrero, south florida, summer, sun, ten thousand islands, tropical. Tagged: 10 thousand, 10000 islands, 10k islands, 42, 420, adventure, afternoon storms, art, awakenthegrass.com, banana boat, bay scrag, Beach, big hat, Biscayne Bay, Blessings, blue green, camping, camping ten thousand islands, canoe everglades, chickee, chickee camping, Cloud9, clouds, coconut water, Cumulonimbus cloud, decorated reality, digital art, digital029art, dildo key bank, Everglades, everglades adventure, Everglades Art, everglades camping, everglades exploration, everglades kayak, everglades landscape, everglades national park, everglades panorama, everglades photographer, Everglades Photography, extreme chilling, face shield, feel irie, first national bank, fisheye lens, Flex Kayakfari, flex maslan, Florida, florida bay, florida bay kayak, florida keys, florida rain, fort lauderdale kayak, freshwater, ft lauderdale kayak, fun photography, gloves, Greenland stick, gulf of mexico, heat, heaven and hell, hot, hot and buggy, hot sun, humid, humor, ice cold, irie, island, kayafari, kayak, kayak adventure, kayak art, kayak everglades, kayak fitness, kayak miami, kayak photograher, kayak photography, kayak touring, kayakfari, kayakfari art, Kayakfari ART Photography, kayakfari.com, kayaking, kayaking photography, kayaking ten thousand islands, landscape photography, lightning, little rabbit key, Mangrove bloom, Mangrove blossom, mangrove seedling, mangroves, mexican sombrero, miami, Miami Kayak, Paddle, paddling, paddling in the rain, panorama, pentax q, permeating wetness, Photography, rain, rain showers, raining, rasta, refreshing, resistance is futile, River of Grass, roots paddling, santa sombrero, Sawgrass, Sea Kayaker, seda glider, shade, sky, Slough, sombrero, South Florida, south florida kayak, spf, squall, steam bath, steambath, storm, summer, summer camping, summer camping everglades, summer heat, summer kayaking, summer paddling, summer paddling florida, summer rain, summer storms, sun, sun protection, sun shade, sunshine state, surrender, surrender to the heat, swamp, sweetwater chickee, ten thousand, ten thousand islands, ten thousand islands kayak, tent, thunder, thunder storm, tropical, tropical adventure, tropical back country, tropical kayakfari, water, water levels, wet, wet season, wetness, widely scattered showers. Leave a comment

The forecast calls for a “steam bath” every day.

Surrender to the hot permeating wetness of summer!

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Among sea grasses on the flats at high tide, witnessing a large storm over the Everglades mainland to the north.
Surrender to the summer HEAT!

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Imposing cloud formations over the Everglades mainland as seen from First National Bank, Florida Bay.
Quality times like these make the trip worthwhile.
Surrender to the summer HEAT!

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Presenting the Kayakfari summer collection ..
Stay cool all the while looking dashing all summer!
Surrender to the summer HEAT!

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Summer paddling and camping in South Florida and the Everglades!

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! BLESS – Surrender

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© 2018 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.

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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!

🙂

Sing along .. Paddling in the Rain, Just Paddlin’ and Campin’ in the Rain!

Posted by Kayakfari on May 30, 2018

Posted in: 42, 420, answer 42, Art, awakenthegrass, banana boat, beach, biscayne bay, camping, canoe, cape florida, cape romano, chickees, everglades, everglades art, first national bank, flex maslan, florida, florida bay, Florida Keys, ft lauderdale, GIF, humor, island, kayak, kayakfari, kayakfari.com, kayaking, landscape, little rabbit key, mangrove, miami, Mizell-Johnson, Pa-hay-Okee, paddle, panorama, pentax, photography, rain, sawgrass, sea kayaker, slough, south florida, ten thousand islands, tropical. Tagged: 10 thousand, 10000, 10000 islands, 10k islands, 42, 420, adventure, Australopithecine Island, awakenthegrass, awakenthegrass.com, back country, backcountry, banana boat, Beach, Blessings, camping, camping ten thousand islands, canoe, canoe everglades, canoe trail, CAPE ROMANO, cape romano camp, cape romano domes, clockwork orange, decorated reality, deluge, dome shacks, Everglades, everglades adventure, Everglades Art, everglades artist, everglades camping, everglades exploration, everglades hammock, everglades kayak, everglades landscape, everglades national park, everglades panorama, everglades photographer, Everglades Photography, everglades prairie, everglades slough, feel irie, fisheye lens, fisheye panorama, Flex Kayakfari, flex maslan, flooding, Florida, florida bay, florida rain, fort lauderdale kayak, fun photography, goodland, Greenland stick, gulf of mexico, humor, I’m happy again, island, kayafari, kayak, kayak art, kayak everglades, kayak miami, kayak photograher, kayak photography, kayak touring, kayakfari, kayakfari art, Kayakfari ART Photography, kayakfari.com, kayaking, kayaking photography, kayaking ten thousand islands, landscape, lightning, mangroves, miami, Miami Kayak, Pa-hay-Okee, Paddle, paddling, paddling in the rain, Pahayokee, panorama, panoramic, pentax q, photo, Photography, prairies, rain, rain showers, raining, River of Grass, roots paddling, Sawgrass, Sea Kayaker, seda glider, Shark River slough, sing along, singin' in the rain, singing in the rain, sky, Slough, song, South Florida, south florida kayak, squall, storm, summer, summer rain, sun, swamp, ten thousand, ten thousand islands, ten thousand islands kayak, tent, thunder, thunder storm, trident 11 kayak, tropical, tropical adventure, tropical back country, tropical kayakfari, water, water levels, wet season, widely scattered showers. Leave a comment

The sweet rain is a delicious contrast to the

salty Atlantic and it’s fun to be “paddling in the rain”!

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Sing along to the music, ya’ll can paddle if you want to ..

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Paddling in the rain – a widely scattered shower over Florida Bay.
Paddling in the Rain, Just Paddlin’ and Campin’ in the Rain .. sing along!

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I’m happy again…

Just Paddlin’ in the Rain!

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! BLESS

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© 2018 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.

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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!

🙂

Adventure paddling in Heaven and summer camping in Hell!

Posted by Kayakfari on June 20, 2016

Posted in: 420, aerial, alligator, answer 42, awakenthegrass, banana boat, beach, camping, chickees, everglades, everglades art, fisheye, flex maslan, florida, humor, island, kayak, kayakfari, kayakfari.com, kayaking, landscape, mangrove, miami, Milky Way, moonshine, night, paddle, panorama, pentax, photography, psychedelic, rain, sea kayaker, seda glider, south florida, stars, summer, sun, swamp, ten thousand islands, totch brown, tropical. Tagged: 10 thousand, 10000, 10000 islands, 10k islands, 360, 42, 420, adventure, art, awakenthegrass, awakenthegrass.com, back country, banana boat, black sabbath, Blessings, buff, bugs, camping hell, camping islands, camping ten thousand islands, canoe, canoe everglades, canoe trail, chatham river, chickee camping, chokoloskee, circular fisheye, crooked creek, crooked creek chickee, cross bay, digital029art, dio, duck rock, environment, Everglades, everglades city, Everglades history, everglades national park, Everglades Photography, exploration, face protector, fisheye lens, fitness, Flex Kayakfari, flex maslan, Florida, free life, frontier everglades, ft lauderdale kayak, Greenland, Greenland paddle, gulf of mexico, hammock, heaven, heaven and hell, hell, hot, hot and buggy, house hammock bay, humor, humour, huston, irie, island, kayafari, kayak, kayak art, kayak everglades, kayak florida keys, kayak miami, kayak photograher, kayak photography, kayakfari, kayakfari art, Kayakfari ART Photography, kayakfari.com, kayaking, kayaking ten thousand islands, keys paddling, liquor still bay, little planet, lopez river, mangrove canopy, mangroves, miami, Miami Kayak, mosquitoes, no-see-ums, noseeums, outlaws, Paddle, paddling, paddling in the rain, pavilion key, photo, Photography, psychedelic, psychedelic camping, sand fly, Sea Kayaker, seda glider, shine on you crazy, skeeters, south florida kayak, summer, summer camping, summer camping everglades, summer kayaking, summer paddling florida, summer rain, sun, sun shield, sunday bay, sunday bay chickee, swamp, sweetwater chickee, ten thousand, ten thousand islands, ten thousand islands kayak, tent, the watson place, totch, tropical, tropical paddling, Turner River, watson's place, wilderness waterway. Leave a comment

Heaven and Hell? Heaven or Hell?

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Adventure paddling and summer camping in the Ten Thousand Islands!

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Heaven or Hell: Summer paddling and camping in the Ten Thousand Islands
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Heaven or Hell: Summer paddling and camping in the Ten Thousand Islands
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Heaven or Hell: Summer paddling and camping in the Ten Thousand Islands
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Enjoy!

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It’s Heaven & Hell!

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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!

With that said..
Blessings friends!

Somewhere between

lies

real Everglades paddling freedom!

Bring twice the amount of drinking water you think you’ll need!

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Time to surrender to the hot permeating

wetness of summer! 🙂

The

“90-90-90”

Stay cool and hydrated,

enjoy the tropical summer!

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I’m happy again…

Just Paddlin’ in the Rain!

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The idea behind this trip was to check out the

Joe Bay area in northeastern Florida Bay.

“The best laid plans of photographers and paddlers often go awry”

North Nest Key is not the place to go if you seek solitude,

however it’s worth a visit and makes a great base camp location

for exploring eastern Florida Bay.

It was tough to make the decision to abort,

but it proved to be the right course of action!

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The question you have to ask yourself is:

“Do I feel Lucky?”

Well do you, Paddler?

The fact is that in the summer time,

luck has a lot to do with it!

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When Tropical Storm Gordon blows into town,

Plan B happens!

From this to that!

But what about take #2 ?

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Freestyle leisure paddling and camping in a

tropical marine wilderness!

Summer adventure paddling and camping in South Florida’s Everglades!

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The forecast calls for a “steam bath” every day.

Surrender to the hot permeating wetness of summer!

🙂

Summer paddling and camping in South Florida and the Everglades!

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The sweet rain is a delicious contrast to the

salty Atlantic and it’s fun to be “paddling in the rain”!

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Sing along to the music, ya’ll can paddle if you want to ..

I’m happy again…

Just Paddlin’ in the Rain!

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Adventure paddling and summer camping in the Ten Thousand Islands!

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