Thanks, I used to live in West Virginia and we wotld go to florida for paddling in the winter. I have been to Crystal river a couple times and have snorkled with the manatees. It has been a number of years since I have been there so I am looking forwatrd to the springs and manatees Bob > Hi Bob, > > If you are in crystal river there are a few springs up the creeks that > you can go > snorkelling in - they were very interesting. > > I've seen manatees while paddling in the flats but not for long enough > to come anywhere near swimming with them. > > My sister-in-law lives in crystal river so I get down there every couple > of years. > > I can get you more info on getting to the springs if you want. > > Going out the river, toward the ocean, didn't seem worthwhile, it's a > pretty monotonous paddle. > > I found exploring the harbor and creeks more fun. Admittedly there were > more houses, but it's about 7 miles of marsh out the main river to the > ocean, the river is fairly straight and about 100 yards wide. More like > driving on a highway (on a sunday morning) than a "secluded" paddle. > > Kirk *************************************************************************** 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 Sat Jan 22 2005 - 11:32:47 PST
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