Around Florida

Part 2 Jan. 13th - Day 24

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...

Part 2 Jan. 12th - Day 23

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...

Part 2 Jan. 11th - Day 22

The put-in point down from big shoals was down a steep moss-covered embankment, and there was hardly enough space by the water to stand...

Part 2 Jan. 10th - Day 21

There are so many twisted trees, roots and logs in the river channel that my imagination sometimes gives character to their odd shapes....

Part 2 Jan. 9th - Day 20

My phone rang me awake. People were calling me. They saw that I deviated from the planned route through the swamp and wanted to know what...

Part 2 Jan. 8th - Day 19

Today sucked. I obtained the overnight permit to cross the Okefenokee Swamp two days ago and thought I had been clear with whomever I had...

Part 2 Jan. 7th - Day 18

Another very cold night. In the morning I noticed that the water level on the river rose considerably . The small river beach I landed...

Part 2 Jan. 6th - Day 17

Last night was the coldest yet. I got fully dressed and used one more of my hot pocket hand warmers which I tossed inside my socks. I did...

Part 2 Jan. 5th - Day 16

A cold front moved through in the night, and through the early morning hours all I could hear was rain and wind. I wondered if that would...

PART 2 - THE FLORIDA CROSSING - Jan. 4th - Day 15

St Marys has a long boardwalk along the riverfront pier with many shops, bars, and restaurants. Business and tourism must be booming;...

Part 1 Jan. 3rd - Day 14

At 5:30am I was awakened by a flash of headlights and the sound of a car engine. “Shit!” I thought. Park rangers doing an early walk...