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May 2012
It is a beautiful day in May and we have nothing planned. Neither my husband nor I were eager to go out on our power boat. Since I had recently purchased a Florida park pass, we headed to the Hillsborough River State Park. Maybe we could recreate the hike in the woods in Hillsborough. When I looked at the park map, I noticed a canoe rental. Should we try it?
The last time we had paddled a canoe was 20 years before. Since it was only $20 for 2 hours, we decided to give it a try. The canoes are right by the riverbank, so we lifted the heavy aluminum canoe, turned it over, shoved it into the water and off we went. Amazingly, paddling is like riding a bike. It was hard to believe we were so close to the city of Tampa. The tranquility we found on the river was the same as that in Muir Woods - that of being one with nature. We followed up our two hour paddle with a short hike, but it was the canoe experience I knew we had to do again.
After taking these two pictures, the camera battery died! Obviously our preparation was not the best.
It is a beautiful day in May and we have nothing planned. Neither my husband nor I were eager to go out on our power boat. Since I had recently purchased a Florida park pass, we headed to the Hillsborough River State Park. Maybe we could recreate the hike in the woods in Hillsborough. When I looked at the park map, I noticed a canoe rental. Should we try it?
The last time we had paddled a canoe was 20 years before. Since it was only $20 for 2 hours, we decided to give it a try. The canoes are right by the riverbank, so we lifted the heavy aluminum canoe, turned it over, shoved it into the water and off we went. Amazingly, paddling is like riding a bike. It was hard to believe we were so close to the city of Tampa. The tranquility we found on the river was the same as that in Muir Woods - that of being one with nature. We followed up our two hour paddle with a short hike, but it was the canoe experience I knew we had to do again.
After taking these two pictures, the camera battery died! Obviously our preparation was not the best.
