After a week of hard paddling we are taking it easy for a few days at the Thousand Trails preserve on the banks of the Peace River. Wednesday night we recorded a low of 28 degrees , and we heard reports of snow flurries in northern Florida, but it has warmed up now. Today's forecast is for 77 degrees, with 80s forecast for the remainder of the week. The snowbirds are happy again and all is right with the world.
We are camped just outside Wauchula, once known as the "Cucumber Capital of the World." Speaking of which, I have just discovered the sport of Pickleball. Pickleball is a marriage of tennis, ping-pong and badminton, played outdoors on a midget tennis court with oversized ping-pong paddles and a heavy-duty wiffle ball. The old folks here take it pretty seriously, but I gave them a run for their money. With my racquetball and table tennis background, they say I'm a natural. There are pickleball matches twice per day and a few hard-core players put in 4-6 hours each day. Retirement can be demanding!
Monday we will paddle on the Manatee River with our friend Ken from Tampa. We hope to also run some sections of the Peace River, Rio de la Paza, sometime next week. The Peace is a very scenic river, but it is pretty low right now. Today and tomorrow we will continue to hang out, master the sport of Pickleball and explore the greater Wauchula area.
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