Monday, May 28, 2007

Cayaking the Loxahatchee

Today is Memorial Day, when America remembers and honors their fallen heroes in all the wars the country has participated in.
We left early morning for the Jonathan Dickinson State Park close to Jupiter, about 100 miles North-NE. The relativity of distance is amazing! Living in Cape Town we'd never even consider driving to Stilbaai, other than for a holiday or a long-weekend, but it's less than a 100 miles away. Here everything is so spread out, and Miami is so far South, you have to drive to get anywhere.

We spend the day at the park, cayaking a couple of hours in the most serene surroundings, alas the river was too busy to spot much wildlife, other than ospreys. The Loxahatchee river was designated a wild and scenic river estuary in 1985. It's certainly a worthwhile paddle and the camping area looks great.

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