You know it was a good Saturday when you go work on Sunday to rest.
We did a canoe/kayak trip on NW Florida's Econfina Creek yesterday.
It is about 20 miles N of Panama City and is a small spring fed river
with crystal clear water and high fern covered banks. The trip from
Hwy 20 to the next bridge south is only about 6 miles but we spent so
much time at all the many springs that it took us all day to do it.
It was too cold for me to swim even with my new prescription swim mask
for snorkelling but my 14 yr old daughter and her friend did. Of
course, then they nearly froze in the cold air but they changed into
dry clothes and were fine after paddling awhile. In Summer, the
spring water seems frigid but in the cold air from this front it
seemed almost warm at 68 degrees.
By odd coincidence, there was an ironman triathlon going on and my
youngest sister was in it. The cycling part passed right over the hwy
20 bridge so we got out and watched her go by.
One of the springs on the river pours out of a crack in the rock with
so much force you cannot paddle against the current and it is crystal
clear.