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Sunday, July 25, 2004
I saw two alligators today.
I'm arguably middle aged, and I've lived in South Louisiana all my life, but have hardly seen an alligator outside of tourist attractions all these years. Yet, in the last month I've seen three, including the two today. I've been trying to get on the water in my kayak at least once a week, and today was my kayak day for this week. As I paddled down Bayou Teche, I could see something ahead of me, that dipped under the surface as I approached. My first thought was that it was a turtle, but turtles are usually completely submerged except for the head. I wasn't sure what it was, until I saw it come up again. Definitely a gator, and not far from me, maybe 25 feet away. I continued to paddle, and soon saw another one. This one was a pretty good size. It looked like the head could have been a foot long, so it wasn't little. My bayou kayak trips are wonderful opportunities to get away and enjoy a little solitude in nature. If I ever decide to bring my digital camera with me, I'll post a few shots of the bayou scenery. My kayak was a good investment. Archives11/01/2001 - 12/01/2001 12/01/2001 - 01/01/2002 01/01/2002 - 02/01/2002 02/01/2002 - 03/01/2002 03/01/2002 - 04/01/2002 09/01/2002 - 10/01/2002 05/01/2004 - 06/01/2004 06/01/2004 - 07/01/2004 07/01/2004 - 08/01/2004 08/01/2004 - 09/01/2004 09/01/2004 - 10/01/2004 10/01/2004 - 11/01/2004 11/01/2004 - 12/01/2004 12/01/2004 - 01/01/2005 01/01/2005 - 02/01/2005 02/01/2005 - 03/01/2005 03/01/2005 - 04/01/2005 05/01/2005 - 06/01/2005 06/01/2005 - 07/01/2005 07/01/2005 - 08/01/2005 08/01/2005 - 09/01/2005 10/01/2005 - 11/01/2005 12/01/2005 - 01/01/2006 02/01/2006 - 03/01/2006 10/01/2007 - 11/01/2007 01/01/2008 - 02/01/2008 |