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Johnson Key was really nice. It jumped out at us on the map as a must-do and was worth the paddle. In fact the return paddle to Flamingo, starting pre-dawn and with flat, windless water, was one of the nicest paddling stretches of the trip. The chickee did have the famous bird problem, and we...

No Title They did have another canoe option at Flamingo but I am not sure exactly what it was. They are billed as "family" canoes so I assume they were larger. The boat choice -- kayaks vs canoes -- and also the transport was a big logistics challenge. We rented a big van and were able to...

I spent five days paddling the Everglades earlier this year. We split our trip between canoes and kayaks -- all rented from the concessionaire at Flamingo. Some photos and a brief report are at the link below. All in all it was a lot of fun. http://poipumakai.net/?portfolio=paddling-the-everglades