Apalachee River to Causeway XII
Tuesday, September 2, 2004 brint.adams@us.army.mil
Tonight started out looking dismal with rain and lightening at 5:30, but by the time we put in at Riverdoc's at 6:00 PM, the sun came out producing a beautiful rainbow. The rain cooled the temperature down to 80 degrees, stopped the breeze and left the high tide almost mirror-like.
I met Andy for the first time, at the put-in, and we discussed our plan for the paddle. As we took off on the regular course, my good gator buddy was there to welcome us. We paddled against the slightly rising tide, passing Blue Gill's with their live music playing on the outdoor deck. I made it to the Apalachee in a reasonable time of 8:07. After a short break, we headed back west with the tide and passed Riverdoc's in 15:09 and continued on past the Causeway to the turnaround between the bridges adjacent to the Exxon. My split there was 31:30, which was in line with previous paddles and conditions. I waited for Andy to catch up and after resting briefly, we headed back east, both picking up the pace a bit more. By that time, the tide started to fall, allowing me to finish in another new PR of 48:45. The weather cooperated, giving us almost ideal conditions for this time of year. While discussing our successful results, a night heron flew in and perched on the old pole right above our heads, as we made a plan to meet and try it again this weekend.
Tonight started out looking dismal with rain and lightening at 5:30, but by the time we put in at Riverdoc's at 6:00 PM, the sun came out producing a beautiful rainbow. The rain cooled the temperature down to 80 degrees, stopped the breeze and left the high tide almost mirror-like.
I met Andy for the first time, at the put-in, and we discussed our plan for the paddle. As we took off on the regular course, my good gator buddy was there to welcome us. We paddled against the slightly rising tide, passing Blue Gill's with their live music playing on the outdoor deck. I made it to the Apalachee in a reasonable time of 8:07. After a short break, we headed back west with the tide and passed Riverdoc's in 15:09 and continued on past the Causeway to the turnaround between the bridges adjacent to the Exxon. My split there was 31:30, which was in line with previous paddles and conditions. I waited for Andy to catch up and after resting briefly, we headed back east, both picking up the pace a bit more. By that time, the tide started to fall, allowing me to finish in another new PR of 48:45. The weather cooperated, giving us almost ideal conditions for this time of year. While discussing our successful results, a night heron flew in and perched on the old pole right above our heads, as we made a plan to meet and try it again this weekend.
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