Karina, Jared and Robert all had kayaks. That left me, Joe and Donna up the creek without a paddle....or a canoe. (That was a little bit funny, right?) You can rent a canoe or kayak for about $30 a day at Okefenokee Adventures and the people there are always very nice and helpful. (You can also get guided boat tours if canoeing isn't your thing.) They have souvenirs, sandwiches and drinks too.
It is soooo beautiful out there and you really don't have to be super experienced. I went for the first time in April with Joe and although he knew what he was doing, it wasn't hard to 'get'. I would say you can't have a fear of wildlife - alligators to be exact. We didn't see as many gators on this trip as we did in April but they are everywhere. I quit counting at about 80 in April but we only saw about 20 this time.
It really is a great time (if the weather is nice) and pretty decent exercise too.
I really want to do an overnight trip at some point. You can rent a chickee (a floating dock basically) and camp out overnight. Due to the recent swamp fires and the low water levels due to drought, there are only a few open next season (2012) and you can only stay one night. Hey, you'll definitely see it on here if we decide to do that!
In the meantime, enjoy a few pics from this adventure!
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