After planning this crazy thing since May, it’s here. Tomorrow I launch for 11 days crossing the Everglades. I’m a little nervous, a little excited, but mostly just wondering what I’ve forgotten. Last night doing the final packing I realized I had packed shorts but no pants! (the jeans I’m wearing now would make a poor pair of pants to wear getting in and out of a canoe for 11 days) Luckily the Everglades city hardware store had some lightweight fishing pants in stock. Once I had everything in the pickup last night and sat down for a beer, I noticed the maps sitting on the end table next to me.
So now I’ve got pants and maps! I think I’m all set.
So here is the itinerary for the campsites I’m planning on being at…
13th – Jewel Key
14th- Pavilion Key
15th- New Turkey Key
16th- Hog Key
17th- Highland Beach
18th- Highland Beach (I’m staying two nights)
19th- Graveyard Creek
20th- Northwest Cape Sable
21st- Middle Cape Sable
22nd- East Cape Sable
23rd- should arrive in Flamingo! (where my car will be waiting thanks to Jason and Meghan Easterly shuttling my pickup to Flamingo while I’m gone)
If all goes as planned Nazan will be posting my location after I send my “okay” message each night where I’m camping- see my earlier post about the Spot Messenger.
Here we go, should be a memorable trip.
