SUPn Girls – Florida 2012 – MariaTravels.info

October 23, 2012

Day 1 – Pine Island, FL

Kathy, Maria, Lorrie and Anne are on a Fall SUP adventure in Florida. I’d say we are all moderately experienced boarders with some experience and a sense of adventure. We like to SUP for fun and are not very competitive. Kathy is our newest convert and she had one chance to user her new Creed...

October 24, 2012

Day 2 – Pine Island to Captiva

Wednesday (October 24) was a transition day. We were moving from Tarpon Lodge on Pine Island to Captiva Island. We were a little reluctant to leave right away. Since our boards were already out on the lawn (in the gardeners way) we decided to take them out before for a paddle in the morning. We...

October 25, 2012

Day 3 – Exploring Captiva/Sanibel by Car

We didn’t take the boards out on Thursday. Decided to try shelling on Bowman’s beach which was a little disappointing. Bowman’s Beach is across from the Ding Darling Refuge and is well known for fantastic shelling. But there were 400 other people on the beach so the good shells were picked over and you didn’t...

October 26, 2012

Day 4 – Ferry to Cabbage Key and Useppa

Another day that just wasn’t right for paddling. We took a boat ride from nearby McCarthy’s Marina through Pine Island Sound to the islands of Cabbage Key and Useppa. Both are accessible only by boat. It was a fast catamaran with a guide. The day started out fairly windy as Hurricane Sandy was pummeling the...