Kirby Stevens wrote: >Unfortunately I have some limited knowledge of paddling down your way. >Are there lots of interesting places to visit? Kirby: There are some wide open spaces down here with places to camp along the Texas gulf coast. You can camp up to the vegetation line, even on private lands. There is a state park off of Port O'conner, Texas (Matagorda Is.). That is my next planned adventure. The beach begins about 7 to 9 miles south around what is called Pass Cavallo. That was once used by the Spanish to enter into Matagorda Bay (West bay). One of LaSalle's ships was recovered from there recently. However, the Corp of Engineers re-routed the Colorado river many years ago, and the Pass Cavallo silted/sanded-in. Ships can no longer pass through there, however the Corp of Enginees, once again, dug a channel with jetties out to the sea there, just east of the Pass Cavallo. I went diving on one of the ships down there that was said to be built in the late 1500's. It was a "mud dive" done by "braile." I got bumped by a large object. It bumped my chest and my calf at the same time. (I was kind of spead eagle down near the bottom digging through the mud. I thought another diver bumped me. I reached out, but no one was there. I then surfaced and found everyone had been in the boat for about 20 minutes except me... and no one had seen any porpoise! I decided it was time to join my fellow divers in the boat. More about this later. I am still packing for my trip to Seattle. I will write more when I get back. The only big caveat this time of year is the heat. It is indeed hot! And there is virtually no shade unless you bring your own. I look forward to discussing the area with you further. I am actually a neophyte paddler. John Sommers who posts to this list knows the area much better than I do. I have quite a bit of experience on the Texas coast in powerboats and with Sail and scuba diving... as for Kayaks... well, I'm pretty green, but expecting to get "saltier" as time passes. Robert *************************************************************************** PaddleWise Paddling Mailing List Submissions: paddlewise_at_lists.intelenet.net Subscriptions: paddlewise-request_at_lists.intelenet.net Website: http://www.gasp-seakayak.net/paddlewise/ ***************************************************************************
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