Florida Kayaking Bad Weather But on Schedule 22 Sep 201115 Jul 2015 Heading off around 9:30 a.m. this morning from the Sun and Moon Inn, Jeff and Sean were headed for their next destination, Bokeelia Island by way of marker 99 in…
Florida Kayaking Heading North 21 Sep 201115 Jul 2015 This morning Jeff and Sean found themselves being breakfast for the local no-see-ums and mosquito population. These bugs, which can be found worldwide, were a minor nuisance and not unexpected. So after…
Florida Kayaking Downstream and into Open Water 20 Sep 201115 Jul 2015 The journey continues by heading downstream to the mouth of the Caloosahatchee River and beyond. The destination for today is Picnic Island. Picnic Island located about three miles southwest of…
Florida Kayaking They’re Off 19 Sep 201115 Jul 2015 Today is the offical first day of the trip and everything went well. The overnight pre-departure camping went without incident and they launched from Caloosahatchee Regional Park, which is located near Alva.…
Florida Kayaking Let the Journey Begin!! 18 Sep 201115 Jul 2015 LEE COUNTY- Two men are to begin their expedition tomorrow to raise money for the Great Calusa Blueway Paddling Trail and Clinic for Rehabilitation of Wildlife. (From http://www.fox4now.com/news/local/130064938.html) Sean Fitzgibbon and…
Expeditions… The Great Calusa Blueway Paddling Trail expedition 18 Sep 201115 Jul 2015 September 18, 2011 - Let the Journey Begin!! LEE COUNTY- Two men are to begin their expedition tomorrow to raise money for the Great Calusa Blueway Paddling Trail and Clinic for…
Expeditions… Tribal Tides 4 : Lost Thoughts! 14 Sep 201110 Mar 2023 This post is to inform our readers on the final updates before Jeff and Sean leave for the Great Calusa Blueway Paddling Trail Expedition as TEAM Sweetwater on Monday Sept.…
Expeditions… Tribal Tides 3 : “Native Gear, well not quite” 22 Aug 201115 Jul 2015 In this post Jeff and I will discuss what gear we are taking on our expedition to the Great Calusa Blueway and the reasons for what we are taking. Also…
Florida Kayaking CROW the Chosen ONE : TEAM Sweetwater Charity!! 19 Aug 201115 Jul 2015 Here it is Everyone! TEAM Sweetwater has formed a unique partnership with CROW as our Chosen Charity for the Great Calusa Blueway Paddling Trail Expedition: Floating on Tribal Tides!! CROW…
Florida Kayaking water oil and money are strange bedfellows 9 Aug 201115 Jul 2015 On June 23 2010 I wrote Oil...not in my backyard "What will history books say about the Deepwater Horizon in the Gulf of Mexico exploding then sinking on April 20,…
Florida Kayaking COUNTDOWN! 5 Aug 201121 Jul 2015 The countdown has begun: 45 days till our paddles get wet! Stay tuned as things are really starting to fall into place. Go Team Sweetwater!! -Jeff & Sean P. S.…
Florida Kayaking We have a Name! 30 Jul 201121 Jul 2015 Its official Jeff and Sean are doing the Calusa Blueway Expedition as TEAM SWEETWATER after the shop we work for! That means that we will be Team Sweetwater - "Floating…
Expeditions… Tribal Tides 2 : “Natural Flow” 25 Jul 201121 Jul 2015 Hello All, This is the long anticipated 2nd post in the Tribal Tides series. In this post I will discuss the actual route and "natural schedule" that Jeff & myself…
Florida Kayaking Wilderness First Responder 30 Jun 201121 Jul 2015 Tomorrow I am traveling to Landmark Learning in Cullowhee, NC. There will be no kayak with me for I have enrolled in an eighty hour class. I am taking a…
Expeditions… Tribal Tides 1 – “Whats a Calusa?” 23 Jun 201121 Jul 2015 As promised paddlers/readers post #1 in the series Tribal Tides, and now on with the post. Whats a Calusa? Pronounced "kah-LOO-sah", and sometimes spelled Caloosa; as in Caloosahatchee River (which means…