We live in on the Indian River Lagoon in Brevard County on the east coast of central Florida. The Indian River Lagoon is the most biodiverse estuary in the country with some 5000 species, one of which is our beloved manatee. My wife and I had a very similar experience to Pat's while paddling the Banana River at night during a gorgeous full moon. One or more manatees repeatedly lifted our plastic tandem Pamlico at least a foot into the air, as witnessed by our son who watched the whole surprise episode from his single about 20 feet away. While we didn't capsize, my wife in the bow was soaked thoroughly and we had a good 3 inches of water in the boat when it ended. It was a blast! Oh, and one other thing... if you haven't smelled manatee breath your really haven't lived :-) Let me remind everyone again, however, that feeding or intentionally feeding or harassing manatees is illegal as it can alter their behavior in ways that can endanger them. -- Al Vazquez KayakGuide.com tm the Place to Share Kayaking & Canoeing tm *************************************************************************** PaddleWise Paddling Mailing List - Any opinions or suggestions expressed here are solely those of the writer(s). You must assume the entire responsibility for reliance upon them. All postings copyright the author. Submissions: PaddleWise_at_PaddleWise.net Subscriptions: PaddleWise-request_at_PaddleWise.net Website: http://www.paddlewise.net/ ***************************************************************************Received on Mon Dec 31 2001 - 09:53:19 PST
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