River with Wayne and Lynda, and Bob. We put in at Trail's End Camp below CR 42 near Floral City. We paddled downstream a couple of miles (although there was no flow) and then turned south into Jumper Creek. We lunched at some high ground that featured some magnificent live oaks and some citrus trees. Most of the oranges were sour, but we did find one tree with sweet 
oranges and another tree with some pretty good tangerines. We gathered about half a bushel of fruit before departing. We saw a few gators and a number of wading birds, but the real treat was the raptors. We saw dozens of red-shouldered hawks and almost as many ospreys. A few were munching on fish. We also saw a great blue heron eating either a very large fish or a medium sized snake. Whatever it was, it was flipping and flopping and was probably too large to swallow. The temperatures have finally warmed up a bit and we had perfect weather today.After our paddle we stopped at Lake Louisa State Park to visit friends who belong to the South East TREK Fun Club. These friends were having an informal pre-rally to the official SETFC rally that starts on Thursday. We were treated to some snacks, adult beverage and fun conversation.
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