Gaze Into The Abyss...
Rodman Dam to Johnson Field Ramp
Saturday, October 22, 2022 from 7:00am until 7:30am
30 minutes of schmoozing, followed by a paddle.
“Battle not with monsters, lest ye become a monster, and if you gaze into the abyss, the abyss gazes also into you.”
This morning we will completely ignore the advice Nietzsche offered, back in 1886. We may be battling with monsters, and we will likely be gazing into the abyss, as we paddle the Ocklawaha River, from Rodman Dam, to the takeout on Hwy-19.
This event will be in two parts, one for landlubbers, (AKA: those sane enough to avoid a painful death), and one for those crazy enough to paddle little plastic boats, through waters infested with giant alligators, venomous snakes, and drunks in air-boats. We will meet at the posted coordinates for the prerequisite 30 minutes of schmoozing, at 7:00am, during which time the sane can try convincing the seemingly less sane, that paddling these waters is a bit kooky.
Good luck with that! Your host is Clan Riffster, and history tells us that kooky is kinda his specialty.
After the schmoozing, those who wish will shuttle cars to the takeout on Hwy-19, then come back and splash their boats, paddling to the take out. There will be some geocaches to find along the way, for those interested in such things. Our friends at the US Coast Guard tell us that, in addition to your paddlecraft & paddle, you will need a PFD, and a whistle. Other things to bring are water, snackage, bug spray, long sleeves, a hat, more bug spray, etc.