Spring Break Trip

[Carl]

Took a little trip to Chassahowitzka Campground and paddles the springs and rivers. Did a lot of paddling, a little fishing, watched some manatees and thought about how this shallow eel grass & wigeon grass filled river must have teemed with scaup and redheads in winter before it became over-run with tourist and guide boats. (that last sadly true bit made this duck related).

 

[SJ Fairbank]

Nice relaxing trip Carl.

 

[Eric Patterson]

Carl

Any alligator in those waters? How well do manatee and alligator fair together? Can manatee outswim a gator? They'd certainly be tough to swallow whole .

 

[Dani]

Looks like a nice way to spend a weekend!

The wacissa river up here reminds me of the description of the rivers and springs down your way and always seemed like a great place to find ducks. Even with all the food though, I rarely see anything other than wood ducks and moorhen. And it has very few people on/near it.

 

[Carl]

Carl

Any alligator in those waters? How well do manatee and alligator fair together? Can manatee outswim a gator? They'd certainly be tough to swallow whole .

I am sure there are but we have not seen gators when we have been there.
Full grown manatees are way to big for gators to even try to tackle!