Monday, January 21, 2013

Canoe Trip - Hillsborough River

I found myself trying to surprise my husband with something fun at Christmas time again.....my son-in-law helped me find a canoe. We took it out for it's maiden voyage today down the Hillsborough River near Tampa. It was a lovely day on the river. My photos came out a bit dark so I lightened them using Picasso.

We drove through the strawberry fields in the next county. We are spoiled in Florida for sure.....

We have had warm weather lately and the plants think it is springtime....


We began with clear blue skies today, although it rained lightly around 9:00.  Mostly cloudy skies still made it a great day to be outside.....


Yes....the sign says "WARNING  ALLIGATORS"....

There were many....too many to count....but I filmed three in particular.....



The river was as still as glass in some places....



Logs with families of turtles....7-8 turtles....sharing with 2 small gators...



Blue Heron....

more gators....


This turtle was the only one that did not slip into the river when I got close....




2 blue kingfisher birds trying to share the same log...



It was a relaxing day floating down stream.....when we returned, I was happy we had a trolling motor for upstream travel.....we made it back in 30 minutes.....

Have you been outside to enjoy nature lately? We certainly needed a fresh air day!


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4 comments:

  1. Wait a minute....let me just make sure I get this right...you canoed down a river full of alligators, and it was relaxing???? Lynda......are you INSANE?? Don't get me wrong...I'm not criticizing, but.....holy cow. Not for me! I'm sorry, I know there was more to the story, but I just can't get past the alligators. The weird thing is I woke up this morning thinking about crocodiles and their awful "death roll." Well, I'm glad you enjoyed the trip and that you didn't fall into the water!

    Debbie

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