Timing for the Indian River
I've learned through trial and error (pretty much how I learn anything, by the way) that canoeing the Indian River is mainly a matter of timing the tides. Canoeing on the coast, as I do, is a routine of checking the weather forecast and checking the tide tables. Today, with a morning start, I can arrive at the stone bridge entrance to the Indian River at some time pretty close to high tide. And that means I can paddle under the bridge on a flood current instead of wading in cold water and pulling the canoe through. A light off-shore breeze that sometimes lays on my back makes for an easy and pleasant trip along the seashore. Five months after the hurricane and I still pass dozens of houses in various states of un-inhabitation with plywood over windows and blue tarps stapled to former roofs. At near high tide, it is easy to see the problem...the storm math is straight forward. The houses clear the water by maybe four or six feet at high tide. Hig...
