Blogs from Palatka, Florida, United States, North America

Saturday morning we dawdled, then finally headed out of the marina after a quick pump-out. We hoped to beat the weekend crazies on the lake. There weren’t many boats out, but the number increased as the day went on, though they were mostly well-mannered. It was a beautiful day on the river, hot and humid, but the scenery more than made up for that. We saw several alligators in a short distance, then were passed by a runabout pulling kids on a tube. Trolling for gators, I guess. We saw more alligators sunning themselves on logs. Just past Hontoon Island we saw a lot of splashing on the side of the river and a runabout stopped and watching. It appeared to be several manatees in the throes of something, maybe mating. The water was roiling and ... read more

We set out from the hostel the hostel this am. Started our ride about 8:30. The weather was great with a high around 72', when we started the temp was 57'. We had lots of wind in our face for most of the day. Sam said he saw on the net the wind was 15 to 20 mph. When it was in our face the riding was slow but still good. We ended up riding a total of 44.5 miles ( that .5 is important). We ended up in Palatka for the night. we chose to get a room. The show were were great. this is a dream realized:)... read more