After enjoying holiday feasting and sharing 2010 updates with family and friends its time to start planning a 2011 paddling camping adventure. First, register for a chance to win a Manitou 14 kayak courtesy of Necky Kayaks to be given away in three weeks.
Any entry has the opportunity to win through one final random drawing on January 16, 2011, during the Peace, Love Paddle trip on the Peace River. Deadline to enter is January 10, 2011.
Here's some of the stories we've collected recently in this contest. Won't you share yours?
Bill P., Bradenton -
The moon is full, the river is calm and reflecting the moonshine like a mirror. My paddle piercing the water is the only sound I can hear. I get lost in the moment enjoying the glide of the kayak along the surface of this aqua paradise...Wait...a voice disturbs my peaceful paddle. "Babe! Are you going to start working on your honey-do list, or are you going to just sit there on the couch daydreaming?" It was actually a "moondream," but I guess I'll get to work scrubbing toilets and cleaning the garage... The toilet water is calm...
Christopher A., Englewood -
My past 30 years of living on Florida's West and South West coasts, I've have paddled on many crystal clear spring fed rivers, lakes, salt water flats, bays, inlets and the Gulf of Mexico. All along the way drawing in page after page of Florida memories. I've seen some huge gators and some of the best wildlife up in Citrus county. But also some of Charlotte and Sarasota counties awesome salt water paddles on Lemon Bay. Long Boat Pass and the ICW near Bradenton, the Manatee River too.I love Port Saint Joe Bay and Port Saint Joe State park, some the most pristine areas of Florida Big Pine Key, Gulf and Atlantic sides, kayaking with schools of Tarpon and Dolfins. Mainly I used a sit in Current designs Kayak. But now own an Ocean Kayak rigged for fishing! I fly fish and spin cast to willing redfish, seatrout, ladyfish and other game fish. But hey it's all good because when I'm out paddling...
Elisa S., Lantana -
Florida is made for kayaks or canoes! I love to have trouble choosing where to launch my kayak from! Do Floridians realize how lucky we are to have so many, many, way many choices???? We've seen dolphins jumping around us (babies doing their belly-flaps!!! sooooo cute!), gorgeous rays flapping underneath... even launched rockets from NASA while on the Banana River. One summer, after work, we drove to Southern Blvd, by Trumps' Mar-A-Lago and launched our kayaks. After watching the most incredible sunset, all of the sudden, the biggest, whitest, most incredible Moon came out from the East, like competing with the sun... I think the moon won... what an incredible, natural Floridian night!
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