Last Saturday I had a fantastic time Kayaking down the Wekiva River – plenty of wildlife, perfect weather, and great company. We started at King’s Landing and ended at Wekiva Island, which was about 8 1/2 miles. It was 2 miles farther than the longest stretch I’ve paddled, but this was all downstream so it wasn’t bad at all. Plus it was a very scenic journey with interesting animals and lush vegetation.
Raccoon.
(I know… horrible photo)
I can’t believe we saw DEER! This one wasn’t afraid of us:
She was munching on lily pads (who knew deer eat lily pads!) 
We saw several gators, too – most of them were small. 
It doesn’t look like it in the photo, but this gator was huge! We saw him as we came around a corner and wow what a surprise. The water was very shallow too, so I was taking a bit of a risk trying to photograph him. I didn’t stay long.
Jim was an awesome paddle buddy; without the intriguing conversation my arms might have noticed the 8 1/2 miles we travelled. Fun day!
