From the introduction to

"More paddles in Paradise"

 

"We are recreational paddlers. “Paddles in Paradise” and “More Paddles in Paradise” are guides that will take you “Far From the Madding Crowd.” Sometimes not that far; but far enough to find your soul. 

 

They will put you in that place where you can once again hear the sounds of nature; the running water, the owl’s call and the heron’s warning.

 

Where the fragrance of a swamp rose or morning glory heightens the surreal beauty all around you as you glide silently through the canopied waters of a small creek.

 

That place where you can flow with the tide through a narrow mangrove tunnel, or sit in silence alongside a manatee mother and calf. 

 

This is how some of us find meaning and peace in the universe. This is where some of us find our God. 

 

Try some, or all, of the paddles in this book, as well as our first book, and you just may find yours."