Kayaking with Dreamers - Sunday - December 4, 2011

Nancy had the day off from work today and she really hasn’t had that many lately. RV Dream friends, Gin & Syl and Dan & Trish are camping at Huntington Beach State Park. We made arrangements to get together and Kayak the inter-costal waterway this afternoon.
 

Nancy had looked at the tides and determined that low tide was going to be about 2:30 PM. If we put the kayaks in about 12:30PM we should be able to go with the tide for about 2 hours.  Then when the tide changed, we could return with the tide back to our launch point at Enterprise road.

 I can never figure the tides out right ;0((    

However, Nancy was spot on today ;o))

We put in and headed south towards Georgetown.

Trish and Dan

Syl

Gin

The current was really good. If the truth be known,

 the six of us spent the first hour or so just drifting along

only occasionally putting the paddles in the water.

We enjoyed a little lunch along the way as well.

As we drifted along, we saw several beautiful boats traveling the main channel.

We also saw a couple that weren’t quite so beautiful and required closer examination.

We reached the turnaround a little before the tides would change,

so we took a little rest on a sandy beach area.     

After all, we did paddle occasionally ;o))

This time of year there is very little wildlife.  However, once we made the turn and headed back off the main channel we saw a few more interesting things.

This osprey was up in the tree with a fresh caught fish.

He stayed right on the branch, even as we passed under. 

But then somebody smacked a paddle on the water…

Off he flew with his dinner in tow!!

We passed a couple of unique river cabins!!

Dan and Trish paddled over to get a closer look at this one

which also had an adjoining houseboat!!

Trish gave this place a ‘thumbs-up’ until….

We spotted a copperhead “Guard Snake" on the steps of this “Love Shack” ;o))

As soon as we said the word “snake”…

Trish was quick to lift her paddle and get a little squeamish.

Obviously snakes are not one of her favorite animals!

The gang was pointing out….Zee Osprey, Zee Osprey!!!

Sure enough, he returned to his nest to enjoy his dinner:o))

Before we knew it, we were back to the main channel with just a short paddle to the landing.

The weather really cooperated as it hit almost 70 degrees with a slight breeze. The company was great and we shared tons of stories and laughs along the way. We actually spent about 3 ½ hours on the river travelling a bit over 5 miles.

What a fantastic way to spend a mild December afternoon with friends.

We’ll have to do this again!