The high temps of summer are making way for a pleasant fall.\u00a0 Boat traffic on the Silver and Ocklawaha Rivers are down a bit.\u00a0 On our last Silver River trip with a charming couple from Mississippi, we had the River entirely to ourselves, with a departure from the Ray Wayside Park at 3 in the afternoon.\u00a0 Along the way we saw two seperate troops of Rhesus Monkeys, each troop in close proximity to the Silver Springs Attraction.<\/p>\n
Many of our guests who come to see the Silver and Ocklawaha Rivers comment on how pleased they are to still be able to see the real Florida.\u00a0 Both Rivers have few of the trappings of mans development, and have been virtually perseved in their natural state.\u00a0 As many know, it is hard to stop the spread of concrete.\u00a0 The abundant\u00a0wildlife that inhabitats the environment of the Rivers have remained intact and flourished\u00a0only as a result of this lack of development.\u00a0 One of the few places left\u00a0to enjoy the “Old Florida”.\u00a0<\/p>\n
Lately we have been fielding numerous questions about the\u00a0 no wake zones on the Rivers.\u00a0 The entire Silver River and the Ocklawaha Basin are no wake zones.\u00a0<\/p>\n
These no wake zones not only reduce signigicantly the amount of erosion of the River banks which in turn creates snags and obstructions, they\u00a0additionally \u00a0make it a much safer place to navigate.\u00a0\u00a0Maintaing no wake speed insures you a better chance not to sustain damage to your boat from submerged obstructions such as downed trees\u00a0 in the River.<\/p>\n
A boaters responsibility for the wake he or she creates does not end until the wake dissipates.\u00a0 This rule applies no matter what body of water you are on.\u00a0 This responsibility includes damage along the banks, as well as kayakers or canoeists that maybe overturned or upset by the wake you make.\u00a0 Many kayakers\/canoeists are amateurs, and your wake could spell catastrophe.<\/p>\n
For the benefit of all, when the signs on the Ocklawaha River indicate “resume safe speed”,\u00a0more often than not safe speed\u00a0should be an idle.\u00a0<\/p>\n
Until next time,\u00a0 see you on the Rivers!<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
The high temps of summer are making way for a pleasant fall.\u00a0 Boat traffic on the Silver and Ocklawaha Rivers are down a bit.\u00a0 On our last Silver River trip with a charming couple from Mississippi, we had the River entirely to ourselves, with a departure from the Ray Wayside Park at 3 in the … <\/p>\n