River near Tampa. At the put-in we ran into an old friend, Joe Faulk, proprietor of Canoe Escape, a canoe livery outfit that works the Hillsborough River. If you ever want to paddle the Hillsborough, contact Canoe Escape and they will take care of you.The weather today was cool and breezy, but I'm sure it is a lot better than our friends in NC had for their New Years Day paddles
on the Black River and the Dan River. Alligators were scarce, but we did see a few. We also saw some otters and some turkeys, but they didn't hold still long enough to have their pictures made. The Hillsborough is an excellent birding river and we saw the usual assortment of ibises, herons, egrets, limpkins and a wood stork. Matilda did fall in once when we bumped a snag, but she was quickly retrieved before she 
attracted any gators.Paddling a favorite river is certainly a great way to start the New Year!
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