NEW -
Vacation Rental Home - year round
Cottage with our
quality sea kayaks and also canoes
up the Caloosahatchee River near Fort Myers and Florida's Gulf Coast
Available year round - Go to our "Contact
Us" page
or call 863-610-1607 for details or Email -
Elke@KayakV.com
Calling is the fastest
way to get your questions answered!
Front of the Cottage - Live Oak and Kapok Tree
The Launch
Kayaking the Caloosahatchee River
On the River Bank
Neighbors to the West
LOCATION
Located on the north bank of the Caloosahatchee River: a country setting in the
little town of in Alva, 18 miles up the river from Fort Myers on Florida's
west coast and less than an hour from SW Florida's International Airport (RSW).
This modest country cottage is a simply equipped two bedroom, one bath home with
a large screened porch and a beautiful view of the river. The dock is a
wonderful place to view sunsets down the river and our launch site is on the
shore next to the dock. The river is also known as the Caloosahatchee
Waterway - part of the across the state of Florida waterway from the Gulf of
Mexico to Lake Okeechobee and continuing on to the the east coast and the
Atlantic Ocean.
EQUIPMENT
The full variety of kayaks
and equipment displayed on our website are available for your use. Two
canoes have also been added and safety equipment for up to four guests.
Fiberglass kayaks by NDK and Northwest, paddles by Big Spoon, Werner and
Mitchell, and life jackets by Lotus.
PADDLING
What's available for paddling? The cottage at our home base near where we
keep Mirage, is very well located, not only to paddle in the Gulf of Mexico -
within a 45 minute drive to some of the best launch sites (with car topping) -
but also for great inland freshwater subtropical habitat. There is
wonderful paddling right from the cottage that doesn't require any car
topping. The Caloosahatchee River
itself is very pretty which gives
access to numerous natural creeks lined with cypress, hickory, palms, and oaks
with Spanish moss hanging from the limbs.
WILDLIFE
Domestic animal neighbors include Horses, Cattle and Alpacas, but there is also
lots of wildlife. We have observed a Limpkin (tall water bird) feeding on
Apple Snails right on the river bank. Several Pileated Woodpeckers search
our trees for food. Swallow-Tailed Snail Kites soar overhead and Red
Shouldered Hawks excavate a Florida Mouse or Shrew from our grass. Small
flocks of White Ibis or Cattle Egret also stroll over the lawn feeding on grubs
and Lubber Grasshoppers. Occasionally we've seen Herons, Egrets, a
Bobcat and a Coyote. In the river are many fish and turtles, including
schools of Mullet and Snook, and the occasional Tarpon, Manatee or
Alligator.
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