Yesterday was a great tour. Getting out early provided us with crystal clear water. As we paddled, everyone could see plenty of blue crabs, horseshoe crabs, fish and terrapins. With a very interested group of paddlers, we feed horseshoe crabs and ate some sea lettuce! – Sarah B
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Bob’s Weekend Tours
I’ve got some early season kayak tour pictures from last weekend. Glorious weather both Saturday and Sunday, and small groups we were able to get to see some nice sights. Saturday at Cypress Tour the water was high (good thing) and we were able to get back to Raccoon Pond and watch a doe browsing… Read more »
Checking in from Assateague by Bob Collins
Just checking in from Assateague. I did 2 tours down there last weekend. The weather could not have been more pleasant and the water was clear-as-a-bell, despite heavy rains the day before. We saw a big cow-nose ray, seeding eel-grass, some sponges, and little blue crabs scurrying about the shallows near Egging Island. On Sunday,… Read more »
What I Did This Winter by Cap’n Bob
Back in the old days, teachers’ first assignment for their students was to have them write “What I Did Last Summer.” Summers for me since 2003 have been filled with guiding tours, teaching sailing and kayaking, and being a general beach bum at Coastal Kayak. Now, Jen and Mitch want me to share “What I… Read more »
Lots of Water!
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Many summers, by the first week in August, the water level is so low at our Cypress Tour that it is nearly impossible to do our tours there. This year that is definitely not the case! We’ve had plenty of rain which makes it easy to do lots of exploring. The other day our guide,… Read more »
From Dolphins to Downpours!
The week started off with an exciting dolphin sighting on our Burton’s Island Wildlife Tour! In our 19 years of doing tours in that area we have never seen dolphins there before but Todd spotted them just before landing on the sandbar and decided to follow them for a few hundred yards. On Stefan’s Burton’s… Read more »
Heather’s Burton’s Island Report
The horseshoe crabs are here! It’s the most horseshoe crabs I’ve ever seen. They were everywhere on the island. The water was incredibly clear so we saw lots of terrapin, also. The osprey were busy adding to their nests and fishing. We also saw oyster catchers, blue herons, snowy egrets, and lots of horseshoe crab… Read more »
April Assateague Tour
We had a gorgeous day for our Assateague Tour last week. Light winds, comfortable temperatures, blue skies, great paddlers – couldn’t have been better! We saw a lone horseshoe crab, cormorants, snowy egrets, brants, buffleheads, and hooded mergansers. The ponies weren’t on the bayside, but they rallied for our drive out of the park.