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Florida Everglades: Sea Kayaking

Images of the Everglades

Dates: January 5-12, 2008 & January 13-20, 2008
Cost: $1200

During our week in the backcountry, we'll slow our pace to match the rhythm of the tides, winds and sunsets. We will camp on three different styles of sites: chickees, shell mounds and beach sites. The elevated wooden platforms, called chickees by the Seminole, allow us to perch above the ebb and flow of the tide, where we can watch the evening feeding of wading birds. Coastal natives constructed the mound sites from shells and soil, and while camped there, we will recount the infamous story of Ed Watson. The beach sites are littered with shells and shards of indigenous pottery. Here, we'll watch sunsets, wade through the shallow low tides in search of sea life and build drift wood campfires. January is a wonderful time to be in south Florida. Air temperature should range from mid 60's at night to high 70's during the day. Although rain is always possible, January is Florida's dry season.

Speak with the Adventure Travel Team

Call 888.905.7238 ext. 333 with questions, or to book.

Everglades Sea Kayaking: Exploring Florida's Wildlands
What You Need:
Prerequisites:	Sea Kayak: Novice and up
Fitness Level:	Normal
Aggressiveness Level:	Normal
Logistics:
Check-In Date/Time:	2 pm the first day of the trip
Check-In Location:	Visitor information at Fort Myers Airport
Type of Lodging:	Hotel and Camping
First Night Group Meeting:	At Rod and Gun Club
Nights Lodging:	2 nights hotel stay - 5 nights camping
Meals:	20
Days Paddling:	6
Total Trip Days:	8
Average Daily Travel:	N/A
Average Daily Paddling:	4-6 hours
Course Concludes:	Upon delivery to airport last day of trip
Other:
Trip Availability:	Although we schedule multiple departures for this itinerary, we do not open a second trip until one trip is nearly filled.
Wait List:	We maintain a wait list for all programs.
Equipment Provided:	Sea kayaks
What to Bring:	Personal clothes, personal paddling gear, tent, sleeping bag. See complete list supplied by NOC.
Recommended Vaccinations:	N/A
Air Temperature:	75 degrees F / Cool nights
Water Temperature:	70 degress F
Alcohol:	Each person must pay for his/her own alcohol.