Inflatable Kayak Blog

As I mentioned previously, due to other activities, our paddling days were limited on our trip to the Panama City Beach area in Florida. With only one day left, we decided to go back to Powell Lake, since it wasn’t a long drive and we really didn’t get to see all we wanted on the first trip. This time the weather was fantastic for paddling, a bit on the warm side and there was much less wind than the first day we were there. Powell Lake is a good size lake with some beautiful houses along the shore. As we paddled along we saw a few birds, including a buzzard on the shore and a heron hiding out under a large dock. We saw the heron later, as well, when we were packing up to leave. It was perched on a pole just down from the beach where we launched. You can see the beach in the distance in the picture that was taken on our way back from the paddle. It’s a pretty beach with a nice little park and picnic area.
 
One of my favorite things when paddling in the waters in this part of Florida is seeing the mullets jumping out of the water. And we were treated to a few jumping close to the kayak this time too. There was one crazy fish that kept jumping out of the water … I think we counted it four times. Then as we were getting close to our little beach area another quite large mullet jumped just off to our left about fifteen to twenty feet from our Sea Eagle inflatable kayak. I wish I could have been quick enough to catch one with my camera, but I don’t think my reflexes will ever be fast enough to do that. We had such a wonderful time on this trip. I want to go back there again next spring. We’ll try to make sure we have more kayaking time and I’m sure we can find some more fun places to paddle.