Kayaking- Ichetucknee River

 58 degrees, North entrance to South entrance, 9.76 miles, 3:06 paddling time

We had not intended to do a long paddle today, but the South gate was locked today. We rode around, hoping to find another put in with no luck so today we put in at the north entrance of the state park and paddled to Highway 129 boat ramp. We did notice that at the put in there was a new ramp installed - this is always nice. 

The beginning of this river has a good flow, but the last 4 miles the river becomes very wide and still after not paddling for so long. I definitely could feel my arms. As usual the river was beautiful and we were lucky enough to see about seven manatees. it was a good start to our Florida 2025 paddle adventure.

Bike Ride - O’Leno State Park

 It was an easy drive from the brewery down to O’Leno State Park. We set up in Site 19 and had a lunch of spinach dip and veggies and crackers and cheese.

After lunch, we went on a 16 mile bike ride on a trail that led from the park over to Fort White. We didn’t make it that far as my ears were getting cold. Ha ha.

Camp - Folk Lore Brewing

 We left Clarksville with a temperature of 21 degrees. We stopped to get our trailer’s annual check up - all good, and then to Buccees. No camping trip in Tennessee is complete without a stop at Buccees!

Next stop, Folk Lore Brewing & Meadery. Now, at 7:40, we have a temperature of 27 degrees! This is a Harvest Host location and for $15, we connected to electricity. We each had a wheat beer - delicious! And we split a pretzel with beer cheese, and I finished up my Buccees salad.