We had a lovely kayak tour with Dan. He worked hard to try to find us animals to spot in the wild, and he was on a standup paddleboard as we kayaked. He was great about sharing information about the area, the mangrove types and the wildlife. The paddle itself was the easiest we'd done in years - it was very light. The mangrove canal we went into was lovely, with a swimming hole partway down. We had a little extra time toward the end so he took us up the manmade creek by the paddle shop, to look for wildlife. Near the shop we did see nurse sharks and a manatee, along with really big tarpon. In the natural canal, we saw little crabs, jellyfish (not painful ones) and other fish. We enjoyed our trip and the outfitter was organized. Dan took good care of us.