To borrow a quote from Ray's Canoe Hideaway (nope, not mine) -Everyone deserves a good paddle now and then!
For any of you LWR UU's that have expressed interest in a "beginner's paddle", wondering what those Fruitville DUUK's have been enjoying, here is your opportunity. I Ray Halperin am willing to lead, and provide some basic instruction, to those interested.
This would be on the Palma Sola Bay Trail. See the link below. Download the guide and scroll down to page 34 or so. We will launch on the north side of the Palma Sola Causeway #5 (Manatee Ave. West) at 10:30 AM I’m pushing our launch back an hour because the cut over to Perico Bayou will be more navigable on a higher incoming tide. We will paddle up the Robinson Preserve trail, cut over to Perico Bayou on Flamingo Loop trail and then south around to our end point at the Palma Sola Boat Ramp parking lot, across the street from our launch point.
I’m planning to bag lunch afterward, at the county Palma Sola Beach Pavillion (covered tables and restrooms) just east of our launch site.
To rent a kayak for the trip you may contact Julia at Surferbus, Shawn is usually out with clients. Single kayaks rent for $30 for 4 hrs. See the link below for phone numbers.
Please let me know via email: southwindsray@gmail.com that you will be going (with your cell phone number) so that in case of inclement weather I can contact you the night before. Also, please call me if you emailed a positive response, but need to back out at the last minute.
Let's plan to do this on February 21. 2019 Thursday.
https://www.mymanatee.org/departments/parks___natural_resources/parks__preserves___beaches/paddle_manatee
https://surferbus.webconnex.com/reserve
This would be on the Palma Sola Bay Trail. See the link below. Download the guide and scroll down to page 34 or so. We will launch on the north side of the Palma Sola Causeway #5 (Manatee Ave. West) at 10:30 AM I’m pushing our launch back an hour because the cut over to Perico Bayou will be more navigable on a higher incoming tide. We will paddle up the Robinson Preserve trail, cut over to Perico Bayou on Flamingo Loop trail and then south around to our end point at the Palma Sola Boat Ramp parking lot, across the street from our launch point.
I’m planning to bag lunch afterward, at the county Palma Sola Beach Pavillion (covered tables and restrooms) just east of our launch site.
To rent a kayak for the trip you may contact Julia at Surferbus, Shawn is usually out with clients. Single kayaks rent for $30 for 4 hrs. See the link below for phone numbers.
Please let me know via email: southwindsray@gmail.com that you will be going (with your cell phone number) so that in case of inclement weather I can contact you the night before. Also, please call me if you emailed a positive response, but need to back out at the last minute.
Let's plan to do this on February 21. 2019 Thursday.
https://www.mymanatee.org/departments/parks___natural_resources/parks__preserves___beaches/paddle_manatee
https://surferbus.webconnex.com/reserve
