Be like a duck - keep calm and unruffled on the surface, but paddle like crazy underneath.

Since the boats were already loaded, I decided to head to the Caladesi Island kayaking trip that the Tampa Adventure Group was sponsoring. It was a lethargic morning and hard to get out of bed, but finally I mustered the energy to throw some of the food together and head out to Dunedin. I missed the group by about 90 minutes, but was able to catch up to them as they were about to land on the beach and took the opportunity to get some shots as everyone passed by. I've been to this area several times before, but never actually took the inland waterway, so explored the area a bit and even found the mangrove tunnels meandering about. With it being slightly overcast, the paddling was pretty comfortable with some nice views, especially of the storm passing off in the distance toward the end of the paddle. On the way home I even decided to make a quick stop at Pam Callahan Reserve on Memorial Hwy for a quick walk around and was pleasantly surprised to see hash trail marks along the pathway. Apparently the TBH3 hash had trail run through here just the day before. The water was too high with the tide and recent rains to get to walk the marsh trails, but it was still an enjoyable walk as long as pace was quick enough to avoid the bombarding mosquitoes.