Introducing A New Friend To Wacissa

You meet a few people in your lifetime that are unique and you are certain you were destined to be friends. I met Diane just a few weeks ago and she is certainly one of those people. Diane has an adventurous spirit and I hope to be just like her when I grow up.


When we first started our kayak trip I told her there were two ways to go past Duck Island. The right side has 5 very reliable gators. I'm certain there are many more but there are 5 that I can always count on seeing in less than the length of a football field. I have not seen one on the left side in a few years. She said, "I'm not scared of anything, let's go right".

Most people are afraid of the grass, not Diane, she was all in it. It was not long before a gator rolled just a few feet from the front of her kayak. Believe me, when you are sitting that low in the water, eye level with the gators and one rolls and splashes water on you it is SCARY! Especially if you didn't know it was there to begin with.

That's him, just staring at us, after he resurfaced.



We made it to Big Blue, had a few beer and sandwiches before heading back, I can't wait till next Monday, we are paddling the entire length of the river, it will take all day and there is no telling what kind of adventure we will have.