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2024 Jan/Feb : ICW Photo Gallery

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Feb 16th I took off to plan ahead – bad weather coming. 4 Days of winds over 15 Mph then 3 that would be okay, but then back to strong winds. So I am calling it at 139 miles, and that is that no more major ICW trips. Time to travel with Peg.

Day 18 Feb 15th 2024

Off I go
Boars on shore
Lunch stop
Water is big here but shallow
Into the Marina – where there is a local Inn – sitting out on coming weather.
Docked and drying

Day 17 Feb 14th 2024

Happy Valentines day

Adios Mark and Betty thanks for the evening.
And I’m off
The wind kicks up – out of the north – so it blows right down the channel
When it is windy the hat brim blocks the camera – 93 identical images – 1 shot per minute
After a needed rest – Back on the water
Another needed stop. Nice park with kayak launch
Still windy
Home for the night – Lots of wildlife signs – Raccoon and Boar

Day 16 Feb 13th 2024

Feb 12th was a rest day at the Tomoka state park, due to pending bad weather. Laundry, shower and reacquaintance’s.

Packed and ready to go
And I’m off. No reservations available here
A bit windy but manageable
Gramble Rogers Memorial State park – Stay or continue on?
Meet a fellow Kayaker – and asked to lunch.
So I stayed and visited, made new friends Mark and Betty Ann.

Day 14 Feb 11th 2024

Not sure I would try this tree house
On the island I stayed on – 4 stories tall
Off I go
Dockside lunch – Hotdog special
Lunch Buddy
I arrived at Tomoka State park in record time

Day 13 Feb 10th 2024

Rise and Shine
Rest stop / but the dock is high up
Capsized when attempting to get on to the dock
So you pump out a capsized cockpit.
Port Orange island with character
Looks like someone or a small group setup this space
Lets try this island (not much better but I am tired)
Music from the local pub went on and on.

Day 12 Feb 9th 2024

Rise and Shine
Clear water
Lunch
Good Night

Day 11 Feb 8th 2024

This day started with the lift off on SpaceX rocket at 1:33 AM. I left when it was still dark and didn’t turn on my GoPro. So I have few pictures, traveling to the Cape Canaveral National Seashore campsite.

Rocket lift off – 1:33AM
This is the start of the return of the boosters – I missed separation.
Boosters Landing back home
Sunrise over Cape Canaveral – about 2 hours into paddling.
Haulover channel
Cape Canaveral National Seashore.
The $20. Campsite
You get the whole island as your site. It is good for a large group.

Day 5 – 10 Feb 2nd – 7th 2024

These days were recouperation days – trying to get my right wrist to heal

Quilters doing their thing
Camp Crashers
More camp crashers
See Facebook “Milk truck barn find” – He camped at Manatee Hammock with us.

Day 4 Feb 1st 2024

Jan 31st had to be a rest day due to an injury to a tendon in my right hand.

Skimmers doing their thing
Green Heron
Rosey spoonbill
Ibis’s I think
Breakfast – Hash and eggs

Day 2 Jan 30th 2024

You can see the dolphin in this picture in Cocoa
My messy campsite
Kennedy Space center is across the bay. Great place to camp during launches. Manatee Hammock Campground.
Kennedy is right above the end of the pier
Light winds – Nothing like yesterday.
Crossing big water
Approaching Cocoa Fl
Tied up, went into Cocoa Fl. for Naproxen Sodium and Ice Cream
There were 8 or 9 damaged/sunken sail boats here at Cocoa
The wind is now just a memory (I am reminded of the wind by my wrist each stroke)
Still not at the end of the day just the end of the battery in the GoPro.

Day 1 Jan 29th 2024

Push off but GoPro camera not set correctly.
Finally get GoPro set and taking pics
First night camp
First night camp sunset

Here is the trip down from Va.

Savannah Georgia
More of Savannah
Chihuly glass?
Savannah Georgia
More of Savannah
The BnB on Crane Creek in Melbourne Fl.
Point I will be leaving from tomorrow is just past Peg not where she is pointing.
I think the little feller has had better days.
Looking down stream to the ICW

2 responses to “2024 Jan/Feb : ICW Photo Gallery”

    • Thanks for following Ruth. As far as downtime activities it depends on where I am. When away from formal camps (state parks…) I am bored. not much to do, so I have to pass the time trying to make myself busy. At camps I try to meet people and make new aquaintences. I am not a big reader so no books besides keeping it dry is difficult. Glad you enjoyed the pics

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