If Eternity Is Forever, Am I There Now?
Our third trip on Silver Spring Run offered up rhesus macaque monkeys, how cool is that? We launched from Ray Wayside Landing about 5 miles south of the springs vents. This is also a popular landing for kayak and canoe tours that drop you in the water upstream, and then you drift to a pick up… Continue reading Monkey Business
Most of our camping happens in places that do not offer up paved bike trails. So when we find one we are all over it. Lake Beresford Bike Trail is a short 5 mile paved bike trail. It also has a super bonus entry point into Blue Springs State Park. Blue Springs is known for Manatee… Continue reading Clearwater Lake, Blue Springs, Florida Trail, and Jeremiah M Brewer
Some time ago, over twenty years now, we were camping in an old Ford pickup. It was a basic two-wheel drive truck; way before crew cabs became popular. It had crank windows, an engine that burned oil, no air conditioning, but it offered what we needed. I found a topper for $10.00 that was no… Continue reading Mere Reflection
The government partial shut down resulted in some National Parks, and National Forests being gated shut. Not an inconvenience compared to the government workers who were not getting paid for their labor. Do you suppose a law will ever pass stating that people of the Senate and Congress would be the first listed to not receive… Continue reading And Life Goes On
Rock Springs and Wekiwa Springs are about 10 miles from each other. Form Kelly Park we accessed both. Wekiwa Springs had far more kayak, canoe, and SUP traffic than Rock Springs. We found that Rock Spring was more clear for a longer distance than Wekiwa Spring. One day we hiked 10 miles of trails at Wekiwa… Continue reading Kayaking Springs
An Emergency Response Team was training at Kelly Park. It was a pleasure visiting with Chief Justin, and an honor lifting his courageous men up in prayer. His response team, being no different than other brave men and women who face adversity, trauma situations, and danger for a living, need all the prayer they can get. On… Continue reading Kelly Park and Prayer
Once again Deb searched out a great bike trail for us. The Seminole-Wekiva Trail runs along the former Orange Belt Railway. This popular, well-marked, 14-mile route is one of Seminole County's showcase trails. It guided us through residential and industrial settings. The very cool, and surprising part of this trail is the Wall Art. Deb had read… Continue reading Wall Art
When the large water pumps are active, the alligators hear dinner bells. Once used for irrigation the pumps would naturally suck up fish, and eject them into Lake Apopka. The pumps are no longer in operation, but the gators still frequent the fish taco bar. It was getting dusk as we rode our bikes from… Continue reading Lake Apopka
What is a normal temperature for Florida in January? I can’t say, I’m not from around here. We have been bouncing between hiking, biking, or kayaking. Temperature above 70° will put kayak options on the agenda, if biking trails are available and the temp is above 60° we will bike. On cooler days we lean… Continue reading Normal Shmormal
This Christmas our ever extending weekend was spent at Suncoast RV Resort in Port Richey, FL. Very nice place, with outdoor laundry, heated swimming pool, Wi-Fi all the creature comforts necessary for glamping (glamour + camping). Curt is part of the resorts staff, and he also runs a Kayak tour business. He pointed us in the… Continue reading Port Richey And Me
