Paddle Day 48: Perfect Day in the Keys!

Start of a sunny day in the Florida Keys - Key Largo Angler's Club

Uneventful paddle under clear skies and over smoothish waters.  Hit the populated part of the keys with yachts, kayaks, sailboats, fast fishing boats and even a little helicopter with floats.
Left the good folks at Key Largo Anglers Club with low morning sun lighting up their marina.

Key Larger Angler's Club marina

Paddled across several sounds, with the common navigation challenge down here of finding the little creeks in the mangrove covered shores to cut through into the next sound.  Good fun.  Now paddling in Everglades National Park.

Paddling a creek between sounds

Arrived in Blackwater Sound to see it full of all sorts of crafts enjoying the water.  Landed at Florida Bay Outfitters.  They have a "trail register", where folks doing long trips sign in with their thoughts.  No entries since 2013.  Amazingly, I knew some of the folks who had signed in earlier!

Florida Bay Outfitters - Great Outfit!

Gratitude List:

1. sunshine
2. navigation fun
3. timed the tides to get through the longer cuts
4. the variety of water craft to watch
5. Chris taking great pictures

Date: January 16, 2016                                               Restart Paddle Day: 48     Paddle Day:135
Start location: North Key Largo, FL                              Launch time: 8:30 am
End location:  Key Largo                                              Land time: 12:41 pm
Average speed: 3.4 mph                                              Max Speed: 4.7 mph
Miles: 14
Total expedition miles with kayak and bike: 2378        Motor-portage miles: 404
Kayak Storage: Florida Bay Outfitters Paddle Sports Center
Host: Chris Percival