I get the impression they don’t appreciate folks with “college boy” glasses paddling boats without motors at Otter Creek (given the jibes about not going above idle speed and the unanswered questions about what kind of fish they were catching) but I’ve grown used to it. The payoff was two hours of solitude, clear water, and perfect kayak weather. Some of my coworkers complain about having to live in Florida (expats from Colorado), and I only wish I could have taken them down Otter Creek on a brilliant Sunday afternoon to show them my Florida.
The first stop was an abandoned fishing trawler that would have made a perfect clubhouse for the 14-year-old that
lives inside of me. I love all things abandoned: buildings, towns, boats. I like to imagine all that went on inside them and what led to their abandonment. Further on, the leopard-spotted gar were abundant, but no gators, as the water was almost numbing. The dead fawn floating just under the surface was another clue that they had headed to warmer ground.
It was great to be back in the saddle again and we made it back with just enough strength to rack the boats and head to a well-deserved meal. There are few things more visually sad than a kayak in the backyard gathering spider webs. That is one abandoned boat I do not like to see.
liveoakblues
Live Oak Blues 
Posted by Anonymous on November 7, 2011 at 9:54 am
Exactly, where is otter creek?
Posted by liveoakblues on November 7, 2011 at 9:59 am
About 10 miles inland from Cedar Key…Here’s a map….http://bit.ly/sFop5i
Posted by twopynts on August 14, 2013 at 4:33 pm
That trawler is a great find. Do you have more photos? It really brings out the urbexer in me seeing that. 🙂
Posted by liveoakblues on August 14, 2013 at 4:39 pm
I took some a few weeks ago and it had sunk even further into the mire…I’ll see if I can dig them out.
Posted by twopynts on August 14, 2013 at 4:41 pm
Awesome. I’m not sure if this is a known wreck or abandoned boat, but if not, you have quite the exclusive on your hands. There are lots of folks that eat this stuff up (like me)!
Posted by liveoakblues on August 14, 2013 at 4:44 pm
Interesting. Well, it’s not exactly hidden from a park nearby. Maybe it just isn’t large enough to make the list….is there such a list?
Posted by twopynts on August 14, 2013 at 4:57 pm
Generally only when searching the web. Most ‘explorers’ like to keep the location of key sites quiet. Here is a well known one though:
http://queencitydiscovery.blogspot.com/2013/03/the-ghost-ship.html
Posted by twopynts on August 21, 2013 at 11:12 am
Any luck finding more photos? Can you send me a link perhaps of where to find this via Google maps since I don’t know which park it is near?