Friday I paddled the canoe from the house to a friends house. Davis Lake I faced high incoming winds that actually took me into the bull rushes. I fought my way out and at 1.2 you go right and down a canal until the dam at 1.9. I portaged the canoe and gear over fairly easily and had an enjoyable next 3.5 for the most part. I crossed under Gobbler road and entered Clark Lake for the final 2.42 miles. At one point you go about a half mile around a peninsula and straight into the high winds. It blew me around a bit, but once getting thru that there is a cowabunga tail wind.
I set up camp in the yard. My wife was there to check on me. After she left I made a dehydrated meal, sipped a beer and called it about 8pm. I left the next morning for home at 6:09am. The water was much calmer. I didn’t want it to end! I made a cup of coffee on the canoe which was a first. I will definitely be doing some bigger adventures.
Sunday morning I road out to the Withlacoochee paved trail and headed 16 miles south and then came back. The trail is 46 miles long. I was 13 miles shy of the South terminus. So to get to there and back will be a 58 miles long adventure. I’ll need to get the butt in better shape.
I haven’t been able to power jog at all. Walking…maybe 10 miles a week. Honestly I don’t miss it. It’s like the show Hogan’s Heroes. Eventually it had to end.
Hogan!!
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