this should probably get moved to the Florida Doo-er section..
mods ????
i'm interested, should at least have 1 running ski at that point
and i'm willing to tow an hour or two...
if you can organize a bradenton river run i'm cool with that
And I'll always preach the peace river as an option as well, but a longer drive for some folks, (including me) two spots that I like... that I only get to about twice a year...
2505 Flanders St, Arcadia, FL 34266 1/2 mile from this address,
1/2 mile west of that location down wells Ave. again the ramp itself really doesn't have a good address, US 17 and google maps don't get along..but that's arcadia for you, a little backwoods
This spot will offer you 30 miles in either direction of nice scenic river rides.... no true "hard core twisty's" so it won't be too challenging for a novice, but challenging enough for an experienced rider to enjoy themselves. you could do a south run, return and top off, then do a north run and return for the day. assuming water levels are good and they should be. only downside is canoes north of this ramp, you'll have a few spots where you have to idle past 20 canoe's...
2060 NE Brownville St arcadia fl (brownville park) another nice spot. the south run offer's lazy twisties, just fine for a group of 6+ riding easy... the north run get's very challenging about 8 miles or so up.. excellent for experienced riders and a group of say 6 or less, riding hard.
the Bradenton River, I did try that once, and i'll try it again, but last time it didn't go that well..the host showed up w/o a ski, so we had no guide. 3 of our 6 ski's had one issue or another, just didn't go well.
if you click those two addresses, change to satellite view and follow the river you'll get an idea of the potential. especially if you follow from the brownville ramp about 8 miles north, you'll see the twisties begin after the two straight stretches... much fun... and we could organize two groups for the twisty run,,, the 50mph white knuckle group, and the 30mph pontoon group
the first group can make the run then take a nap while waiting for group 2 to catch up
related note:
I'm looking to organize a small Orlando Area Run near Winter Garden... Just south of Lake Apopka, on November 2nd or 3rd... I'm heading up to there for a golf weekend but I don't golf ! don't ask.. but a bunch of family members are coming down... and either that Saturday or Sunday i'd like to sneak away for 4 hours and hit the water
and the other day the other non golfers in my group will probably rent a boat and drink/fish.
