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Moonlight
Trip season is here!
These unique guided
trips are really fun. We will explore 5 miles of the Hillsborough
River from Trout Creek Park downstream to Rotary Park (Trip
3). We will start just before sunset and as the darkness takes
over, our eyes will adjust allowing us to make out our path
by the silhouettes from the moonlight. There is just enough
light to make out the shoreline and treetops. Countless frogs,
owls, and other creatures of the night often serenade us as
we paddle through the “Narrows”. Our trip will
take us into Lettuce Lake where we will encounter not only
a wide variety of sleeping birds like herons, egrets, and
spoonbills, but we will break out the flashlights to shine
for ‘gator eyes as well! We will finish our trip with
a 45-minute paddle to the take out, and then share in some
coffee and desert at a nearby restaurant.
Moonlight trips
are an experience all to themselves. If you have not been
on one then you have missed out on one of the most amazing
ways to experience the Hillsborough River!
- You
must bring 1 flashlight or headlamp per boat (headlamps
recommended). A light with a red lens cover is a bonus.
- We
recommend that you bring a small cooler with a few soft
drinks and snacks for the river trip. (No styrofoam or glass)
- No
children under 12 allowed, sorry.
- Trip
distance - 5 miles.
- Trip
duration - approximately 3 to 3-1/2 hours.
- Start
times will vary for each date. Details will be given when
you make your reservation.
All trips
start at Canoe Escape’s main location on Fowler Ave.
See the top of
our home page for directions to the shop.
Reservations &
prepayment are required. Stop by or call our shop at 813-986-2067
to make your reservation. We do not take reservations on line.
Rates include all
basic paddling gear, seatbacks for canoes, transportation,
guide, and coffee / dessert afterward.
Tandem
Canoe or Kayak $70.00
Solo Kayak $60.00
3rd Passenger in canoe $25.00
Rates above do
not include Florida sales tax of 7%.
Dates
for 2008
October
11
November 15
December 13
Dates
for 2009
January
10
February 7
March 14*
April 11
*March is our annual
fundraiser for Friends of the Park, held in conjunction with
the Squiggy Classic. All proceeds (minus cost of dessert and
coffee) go to this great organization!
We require a minimum
# of 4 boats to run the trip.
Refunds
will not be offered because YOU were late
and missed the bus to the park. We preset canoes at the launch
and have staff working a 16-18 hour day to run these trips.
We staff according to reservations, so please be on time!
Moonlight
Paddle
by Jean
Faulk
Paddling along mother earth's womb with the
Shimmering glow of the night star lighting the path,
My spirit is filled
with the warm peace of the closing day.
As the moon drifts behind a
lingering cloud,
My eyes no longer see the way and my other senses are
heightened :
My lips and tongue embrace the flavor of the evening
breeze;
My ears reach out to sense each nearby rustle on the riverbank;
My nostrils can almost smell the earth cooling in the rising dew;
And my
skin swells to encompass the void and touch the stars.
As the cloud passes
and the light returns, I regain my human form
But a sprinkling of dust from
the universe has attached itself to my soul
And I see more than the
path.
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Canoe
Escape, Inc.
9335 E. Fowler Avenue
Thonotosassa, FL 33592
ph:
813-986-2067
e-mail: info@canoeescape.com
www.canoeescape.com
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