Crystal River Fla trip

[spareparts]

the kayak hauler, ready for an 800 mile round trip
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few pics of the area around the house we rented(no, thats not the house)

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my wife and Kendall
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my oldest, Kaylee

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Hey Charlie, I look almost as good as you!

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Thats a Natty Light kayak powerplant

few more random pics
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This is the place Ferm was talking about

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Gulf Coast sunset

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[spareparts]

Fishing trip

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a calm day on the Gulf

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that's the fog bank we dodged all day, got pretty thick at times

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good day fishing

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The Chassahowitzka River

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Three Sisters spring

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when the light hits it right, the water looks bright blue

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more pics of the Chass

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Kaylee handling the kayak

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all in all, a great trip. I highly recommend a kayak trip down the Chass, there are several more springs that we didnt have time to visit

[lumberslinger178]

Great pics

[phatdaddy]

Nice pictures, lot of people think of Orlando or Miami as florida, you guys found the real magic kingdom.

[bradford]

Looks like a great time, good pictures.

[tsubaki]

Thanks for sharing those!

[Pipe_Dream]

Very nice!

Did you see any manatee?

[charlie_the_tuna]

Hey Charlie, I look almost as good as you!

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YEAH!! YOU WISH!!

[Destroyer]

Breathtaking ... absolutely breathtaking ... thank you for sharing the pics Spare. Looking at them made my day!! :clap:

[bradford]

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[phatdaddy]

so much more true today. john d would not be pleased with our "progress"

[jvitiel]

Nice pics. I'm a bit jealous. :-) That trailer looks just chock full of fun !

[Destroyer]

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Bradford, that was a great read... Thank You for posting it!! :clap:

[Pipe_Dream]

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Bravo! Thanks for posting. I was scratching my head about who John MacDonald was, feeling I should know, when it hit me: Travis McGee. Awesome stuff.
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[randlemanboater]

Looks like you guys had a great trip! I was on call for Christmas week so no Fla for me this year.:fight: