Great weather for paddling today. With that said, it was 40 degrees when I broke camp this morning. Yep, cold weather gear was used for the first two hours. Here are the morning colors. 
I was a little late for the sunrise. With it being so cold there was a lot of mist on the water and I was just enjoying the paddle so much I almost forgot. Better late than not at all ?. 
Very little wind all day so it was really nice paddling even though I was going against the tides.
I stopped for lunch at a great seafood restaurant. Gus drove over and met me there as well. Really nice. One little mishap. While we were eating my spray skirt was blown off the dock. Not sure how as there was no wind. Regardless, it was halfway across the channel before we noticed it. I got back into the kayak to chase it down and it ended up drifting between pontoons holding a 150 ft dock. I thought I was going to end up swimming for it in the cold water. After locating it, I noticed it was moving in my direction. After about ten minutes it drifted out the other end. I was really lucky. Lesson learned – even if no wind, don’t leave anything where it can blow away ?.
After lunch it was only about an hour to Dutton Island. I took the scenic route based on input from two guys fishing. When I finally showed up at the kayak launch I was greeted by Tiffanie and Bob from the Florida Times Union. Bob is the photographer and took a lot of pictures and Tiffanie is the reporter who interviewed me. Very nice folks to meet. I’m told the article will be in the paper this weekend. Tiffanie called me a little later and said her editor wanted to know how old I was ?. I told her but also added that age is all about attitude ?.
When I checked my phone, I found a text from Julie. Her class had learned that I drink Boost every morning to get enough calories. The class was doing a Boost toast for me ???. Here they are congratulating me for making it around. 
Pretty nice!!! Thanks to all of you and for the great face time calls we had.
Here’s my camp site for the night. 
I didn’t have to worry about what to have for dinner. Gus’s wife had made a great noodle, beef, beans and vegetables dinner for me that Gus gave me after the spray skirt fiasco. He also loaded some cold soda so I was all set. I’m stuffed from a very good dinner. Thanks guys!!!
Bugs were really bad when I landed but not so bad when it started cooling down. I’m in the tent for the night anyway.
Tomorrow I’ll have a handful of friends joining in to paddle a bit with me. That will be a lot of fun. Iain is also on his way from N. GA and will paddle with me for the last two days and then drive me back home. Pretty cool indeed.
Here is the sunset sequence to end this great paddle day and post. 
Happy Paddling.
Awesome pre-sunrise and post-sunset pictures!
Nutrition of Carnation Instant Breakfast is comparable to Boost and cheaper, but only comes in powder form, whereas you are likely carrying Boost in bottles for convenience.