Suwannee River Part 4 - Days 7 & 8 

Thanks, Melissa!! We had a great time and my first time seeing Manatees was so special!! :)

Thank you so much, James! It was really cool seeing those rivers come into the Suwannee. Especially the Santa Fe- it was wide! But it was a great trip! Thanks again!!

Thanks, brother! Those clear springs really made for some neat footage!!

Thanks, John! Yes, it was a little cool on this day, but it warmed up fairly nicely. Overall really mild weather except for the last day!

Thanks, Lashonda!! It was a great experience overall - challenging, but extremely rewarding!!!

That's cool! I didn't really look up much about the sounds other than to confirm they do make those sounds. They are neat creatures!

Thank you very much, Brad!! They are cool creatures, but being a first-time experience was very special!!

Thanks, Mack! Those 30-mile days took a little work, but we had fun. Hope you have a great weekend, my friend!

Let's hope not 🙂 dad got a cottonmouth bite while tube fishing--they CAN and DO bite underwater. Got him on the anklebone so not much venom got in.

@@robjones8733 😳😬🫣 I had a large black snake get in my boat once while wading through grass in a shallow stretch. It was quite the shock for both of us when I stepped on him getting back into my canoe. 😂😂😂

Oh wow!!

Yeah, I generally try to avoid going under limbs for that reason, but because they do look cool I take a chance every now and then...LOL!! :D

Thanks, bro! It's a FlexSolar 40W Foldable Solar Panel I got off of Amazon. I've really enjoyed it!!

@@SouthernPaddler 10-4 thanks brother!

lol you know I thought it was paddlefish that were the issue. Not much you can do except scream. 🤗

For real!! :D

Ha, ha- I'm sure it's for the faster boats. But an expected fish to the face would certainly throw a slow (and small) boat off-balance very quickly!! :-D

@@SouthernPaddleraverage length of Gulf Sturgeon in the Suwannee is 5 feet, average weight 40 lbs, they can leap up to seven feet out of the water--maximum estimated weight is around 200 lbs 🤗😵😵‍💫 in 2015 a five year old girl was killed by one 😳😦😦 they are a protected species btw--info grabbed from the NW FL fish and conservation site. I think their spawn season is a bit later than when y'all went and our earlier trip as well. Expert tip is to stay close to the shoreline, they are less likely to come zooming out of the water if it is shallow, or so they say. Sturgeon strike map available at the Florida Fish and Wildlife site 😳😳 apologies for all the emoji's