Tag: Kayaking
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Get Up and Go Kayaking in Weeki Wachee

About a year ago, I went kayaking for the first time at Lido Key. I loved it and wanted to try it again but with a different viewing experience. I found Get Up and Go Kayaking that offered clear bottom kayaks, possible manatee sightings and crystal clear waters. And what a different experience it turned
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Kayaking at Lido Key

I’d never been kayaking before. I had visions of those movies where someone tries to get into a rowboat or canoe, it starts rocking, they can’t keep their balance, and they end up in the water, drenched. But what the hell. If I fall in, so what? I can swim and I’ll dry off. Even
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Upper Tampa Bay Conservation Park

Upper Tampa Bay Conservation Park was originally inhabited by the Tocobaga Indians (500-1500). In 1982, the entire area was established for nature study. It encompasses mangrove forests, salt and freshwater marshes, coastal hammocks and pine flatwoods. Hillsboroughcounty.org says the park was minimally developed due to its “fragile and sensitive environment.” They weren’t kidding. There is