DCNativeTraveler
Jul 2022
Getting to the location was a bit of a challenge and signal out there is weak, so I highly suggest looking up directions beforehand on how to get there. Our gps had cut off twice along the way, but we still managed to find it by looking closely for road signs.
Once we got there, Trevor was our tour guide. You will have to sign waivers and go through a briefing so try to get there 30 mins prior to launching in the water.
Since we had prior experience kayaking, we were given a quick briefing what to do in certain scenarios if we were caught in it alone or needed help.
It was our first time doing the tour and Trevor was extremely knowledgeable in many things: From the history of the canal to learning about mangrove trees and the way manatees sleep. Our tour felt like a fun nature, history, and bioluminescence trip wrapped all into 1.5 tour and did not feel very rushed at all. If you don't have prior kayaking experience, it might be a bit of a struggle to kayak through possible strong currents or to keep up with the guide since kayaking feels very natural to them. We were helped out a few times to straighten out our kayak when rowing.
We saw sleeping manatees, dolphins, shrimp and fishes swimming that lit up the water bright blue, and got a faded glimpse of the Milky Way. We were recommended spots to check out and to come back sometime in the August month if we really want to see how bright blue the water can get and when a good time is to see view rocket launching and get a better view of the Milky Way.
We're already making plans to make another trip down here just for this amazing experience.