The route from John Pennekamp StatePark in Key Largo to Fort Zachary Taylor HistoricStatePark in Key West takes in 111 miles (178kms) of meandering coastline populated by manatees over an easy 10-day paddle.
"We visit historic bridges and remote sandy islands, " he says, "stop at Bahia Honda StatePark for lunch...then a three-mile paddle to the take-out at the historic Old Wooden Bridge fishing camp".