Part 4 - Feb 5th - Day 47 - Last Day! - Sea Kayak Florida Circumnavigation
It could hardly have been a better day to cover the last miles home. With the strong wind from the Southeast I decided to make a little...
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Felipe Behrens
- Jun 15
- 1 min
Part 4 - Feb 4th - Day 46 - Sea Kayak Florida Circumnavigation
A day with a lot of lasts on this journey. Last long paddle day, last time I launch from a boat ramp, last night I sleep in the tent (and...
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Felipe Behrens
- May 27
- 3 min
PART 4 - THE HOME RUN - Crossing Florida Bay Feb 2nd & Feb 3rd - Days 44 and 45
February 2 - Day 44 I left Flamingo Point just before 8 am. There wasn’t any point starting earlier as the first high tide was just after...
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Felipe Behrens
- May 26
- 5 min
Part 3 - Jan. 31st & Feb 1st - Days 42 and 43 - Sea Kayak Florida Circumnavigation
January 31 - Day 42 When I unzipped the rainfly, I saw hundreds of irritating mosquitoes buzzing about in the dawn light. This was a...
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Felipe Behrens
- May 25
- 2 min
Part 3 - Jan. 30th - Day 41 - Sea Kayak Florida Circumnavigation
Rated 5 out of 5 stars.
(1)Last night it rained hard. I forgot to cover the kayak cockpit and it filled up with water, leaned forward on the dolly, and kicked on...
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Felipe Behrens
- May 23
- 4 min
Part 3 - Jan. 29th - Day 40 - Sea Kayak Florida Circumnavigation
Today, a tsunami would have been the most out of place thing I could imagine. It was the calmest so far; I rounded off the tip of Cape...
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Felipe Behrens
- May 22
- 4 min
Part 3 - Jan. 28th - Day 39 - Sea Kayak Florida Circumnavigation
At 6:00 am I departed. Paddling at night here isn’t like in Miami. There were very few city lights and once I was pointed into the...
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Felipe Behrens
- May 15
- 4 min
Part 3 - Jan. 26th & 27th - Day 37 & 38 - Sea Kayak Florida Circumnavigation
The wind died down, but I had a long way to pull the boat to the water. The ranger’s wife had come to see me off and offered to help...
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Felipe Behrens
- May 10
- 5 min
Part 3 - Jan. 25th - Day 36 - Sea Kayak Florida Circumnavigation
A firm breeze from the Northwest made me devour the next 25 miles. There weren’t any distinct landmarks to help me keep pace. I kept...
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Felipe Behrens
- May 6
- 2 min
Part 3 - Jan. 24th - Day 35 - Sea Kayak Florida Circumnavigation
Winds shifted to Southeast, so I switched from paddling in the ocean to the gulf intracoastal waterway to avoid the headwind. After all...
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Felipe Behrens
- Apr 29
- 3 min
Part 3 - Jan. 23rd - Day 34 - Sea Kayak Florida Circumnavigation
I had a terrible headache this morning. It’s almost certainly due to the air mattress. My patch fixes seem to have been in vain. It still...
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Felipe Behrens
- Apr 26
- 3 min
Part 3 - Jan. 22nd - Day 33 - Sea Kayak Florida Circumnavigation
My tent’s bug mesh tent works like a very fine sand filter. In the faint moon light, I poked my head out of the rainfly cocoon and saw...
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Felipe Behrens
- Apr 19
- 3 min
Part 3 - Jan. 21st - Day 32 - Sea Kayak Florida Circumnavigation
I felt cold even while paddling. For some reason it was difficult to hold my downwind heading under sail. The waves and the wind didn’t...
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Felipe Behrens
- Apr 16
- 2 min
Part 3 - Jan. 20th - Day 31-Sea Kayak Florida Circumnavigation
I was on the water at first light. The early morning makes the sea look different; the water had a dark blue tone like the paint on an...
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Felipe Behrens
- Apr 11
- 8 min
Part 3 - Jan. 17th, 18th, & 19th - Days 28, 29, & 30 - Rest Days on Cedar Key
January 17 - Day 28 The weather has decided where I’ll be tonight. It’s Cedar key. This morning I intended to get a very early start. I...
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Felipe Behrens
- Apr 6
- 2 min
PART 3 - THE GULF Jan. 16th - Day 27-Sea Kayak Florida Circumnavigation
The Gulf of Mexico at last! It could not have been a better day to start this new phase of the journey. Gentle west winds made the 19...
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Felipe Behrens
- Apr 5
- 2 min
Part 2 Jan. 15th - Day 26 - Sea Kayak Florida Circumnavigation
The longest day yet. I covered 40 miles. The last ten were grueling; predictably, the rising tide pushed against the Suwannee current,...
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Felipe Behrens
- Apr 3
- 2 min
Part 2 Jan. 14th - Day 25 - Sea Kayak Florida Circumnavigation
Yesterday I overdid on the food. Not only did I eat the McNuggets, I also chugged down a pepperoni pizza at a local Italian restaurant....
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Felipe Behrens
- Mar 17
- 2 min
Part 2 Jan. 13th - Day 24 - Sea Kayak Florida Circumnavigation
I passed the halfway point! Thus far I’ve covered 608 miles. Now I’ll be measuring distances in miles to get home, rather than miles from...
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Felipe Behrens
- Feb 21
- 3 min
Part 2 Jan. 12th - Day 23 - Sea Kayak Florida Circumnavigation
The river camp was fantastic. The showers were warm, the toilets clean and the bug screened enclosures even had a plug outlet for me to...
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