Proposed Trip: Chokoloskee to Pavilion, Nov 30-Dec 2 (or 3)First AI/TI trip of the season (for Nancy & me, at least).
After a summer of camping all over the northwest (mostly Washington, Idaho, and Utah), driving over a downed tree across the road in the middle of the night, fishing for salmon, driving through Kansas and Missouri to Indianapolis, and returning to Miami by plane, I’m finally beginning to think about our first trip of the season. However, first, Nancy and I are traveling to Europe to visit our Grandson who is studying abroad this semester. I’m hoping we can squeeze a trip in after Thanksgiving. Here are the dates/location I suggest.
With these dates (Nov 30-Dec 2 or 3), I’m trying to avoid the Thanksgiving crowd and precede the Christmas tourists—of course, we have to catch some decent tides in and out the passes. The plan would be to
launch from Chokoloskee at about 10:30 am, Sunday, Nov 30. For
returning to Chok on Tues, Dec 2, boats should be on the water no later than 9:00 am in order to catch a nice incoming ride through the passes.
If returning on Wed, Dec 3, we can be a little more leisurely, but we should be on the water by 9:30 am or so.
Catching a favorable current through the passes is critical, because opposing currents can be brutal.
I hope you can join us to kick off the “winter” camping season. Some people (Debbie and Tom Turner and Royd Whedon) have some serious WaterTribe adventures to share. Two of us, Rick Parks and I, are actually thinking about doing the 2015 Everglades Challenge. That is almost 4 months to the day.
Please let me know ASAP if you can do this trip. If you have any questions, just ask here or send an email. I can be contacted at
[email protected] I will be out of the country from Nov 6-18.If you have never done any of these "pleasure" trips with us or been to the Everglades, this can be considered a "beginner" trip. Pavilion Key is a beautiful place to camp with lots of options.