SandyBottom's Sea Kayaking and Other Adventures: EC'10: Crossing Florida Bay ...and Finished!

Friday, March 12, 2010

EC'10: Crossing Florida Bay ...and Finished!

Everglades Challenge news last updated 5:00 pm Friday

Read all the forum posts from the challengers [here].

Zoom in on a WaterTribe map of their progress [here].

Follow SPOT tracking data from SandyBottom [here].

View collected WaterTribe photos and video [here].

Friday (3/12)

At about 7:00 am SB and a group of paddling comrades launched into Florida Bay from CP3 at Flamingo for the 37 mile crossing to the finish line. By 9:12 am SB was passing by Buoy Key. SB reached the finish line at 4:15 pm with KB. KW and Seiche finished at 4:05 pm. Sundance and HammerStroke finished at about 8:45 pm.

SandyBottom

8:00 am location

Overview of Florida Bay crossing

The long and winding road to Key Largo: Chart View

The long and winding road to Key Largo: Road Map View

Go Dawn go!

2 comments:

SnoresLikeBuffalo said...: Congratulations (I see your SPOT at the finish line)!!! Absolutely awesome! Looking forward to seeing your "trip report".; 5:39 PM
Floatsome said...: All about you! Let the Stewarts rejoice.

PS Thank you!; 8:00 PM

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About SandyBottom

A senior with 2 kids grown and flown, married to Paul 30 years, a recently retired medical researcher, and was a sometime adventurer. Now, its ALL about the adventure. I was born and raised in Hawaii, and have a love of the outdoors, camping, the beach, and the ocean. I started paddling with white water in 1981 when I met my husband. My first real sea kayaking experience was actually on a sit-on-top in Kailua Bay on the Island of Oahu in 1987 while we were visiting family. Two children and years later, a chance opportunity to try sea kayaking again in 1996 resulted in a love and passion that provides me with fun, excitement, relaxation and/or exercise, and most of all, adventure. I’ve not stopped since.

More About SandyBottom

Paddling expeditions have included a 2001 NC coastal expedition, 2003 month-long expedition in SW Newfoundland, 2006 Lake Michigan expedition, 2009 Georgia Coast paddle. Paddling Challenges/Races include 2004 - 2013 WaterTribe Everglades Challenges, 2006 (solo) and 2012 (teamed with son) WaterTribe Ultimate Florida Challenge, 2011-2012 Watertribe NC Challenge, and the 2007 Missouri River 340.

Other challenges have included various triathlons including 2 half Ironman, BCU4* certification, Level 3 ACA Coastal Sea Kayak Instructor Certification. More recently, I've been learning to sail on our home built Core Sound 20 sailboat "Dawn Patrol".

Hopefully much more still to come as I start to work on my HUGE bucket list.