For the ones who arrive early on Friday, a trip will be available that afternoon on Cathead Creek. 

Cathead Creek drains part of Buffalo Swamp and was used by rice growers during the 18th and 19th centuries. The abandoned ricefields and irrigation canals, now overgrown with freshwater vegetation and teaming with wildlife, provide miles of waterways and canoe trails. Time pending. Canoe and kayak appropriate.  We should meet at Altamaha Coastal Tours shop on Friday starting at 2:30 p.m. to start this trip,   

 
Trips subject to change.
 

Friday night we will be dining, dutch, at Skippers Fish Camp Restaurant and Oyster Bar, and Sonja Cox, Altamaha Riverkeeper, will talk to us about the area.

Overlooking the Darien River at the Darien Waterfront.  85 Screven St., Darien, GA 912-437-FISH

Saturday night we will be dining, dutch, at Mudcat’s Charlie’s. 

Altamaha Coastal Tours will be able to provide shuttle service for the Friday March 25th paddle to Cathead Creek/Buffalo Swamp Natural Area for $5 per person. Because of the limited parking we should all meet at our Outpost in Darien and consolidate vehicles.

 

Altamaha Coastal Tours will also provide shuttle service for the Saturday March 26th paddle on the Altamaha River for $10 per person. The shuttle will leave from Altamaha Regional Park where the trip will end.

 
For the Sunday March 27th paddle we will leave from downtown Darien where the trip will also end, so no shuttle is required.

 

Kayak rentals will be provided by Altamaha Coastal Tours, $20 per day for solo touring kayaks and $40 per day for tandems. We also have tandem recreational kayaks, $30 per day.

 

To reserve kayak rentals contact Danny at Altamaha Coastal Tours, 912-437-6010 or info@altamaha.com.


Danny Grissette
Altamaha Coastal Tours

229 Fort King George Dr.
Darien, Georgia 31305

912-437-6010

www.altamaha.com

 

 

Marie Short, GCA
site 5 @ Altamaha Regional Campground
404-202-9546

 

We’ve already had two fantastic canoe and kayak trips so far in 2011, the GCA Manatee Paddle in January, and the Team River Runner, Belton Dykes Memorial Paddle in Feburary. The first GCA River Explorer trip will be on the “Mighty Altamaha River” to the Georgia coast and should be another great “family friendly” adventure.

GCA River Explorer – Altamaha River Paddle March 25th – 27th
 
GCA Canoe Kayak tripIt’s almost time to pack up our camping gear and boats, and head to GAs coast.  This promices to be another amazing trip, and the natural beauty of the rivers and inner coastal areas, along with the historical sites, should make this one very interesting!
 
We will be partnering with the Altamaha Riverkeepers and Altamaha Coastal Tours.  I spoke with the outfitter this morning, Danny, and he says the ideal boat for these paddles would be a day touring kayak, 14′ – 17′, although others would be o.k.  Sundays’ paddle would be best in a long boat.
 
  Altamaha Coastal Tours will be able to provide shuttle service for the Friday March 25th paddle to Cathead Creek/Buffalo Swamp Natural Area for $5 per person. Because of the limited parking we should all meet at the Outpost in Darien and consolidate vehicles.  The address is 229 Fort King George Dr., Darien, GA
 
Altamaha Coastal Tours will also provide shuttle service for the Saturday March 26th paddle on the Altamaha River for $10 per person. The shuttle will leave from Altamaha Regional Park where the trip will end.
 
For the Sunday March 27th paddle we will meet at Altamaha Coastal Tours again, and leave from downtown Darien where the trip will also end, so no shuttle is required.
 
If you need to rent a boat, kayak rentals will be provided by Altamaha Coastal Tours, $20 per day for solo touring kayaks and $40 per day for tandems. We also have tandem recreational kayaks, $30 per day. To reserve kayak rentals contact Danny at, 912-437-6010.
 

 

Most of us are camping at Altamaha Regional Campground, in Darien.  Our Saturday paddle will end at the campground.  Hope you can join us, and if you’re coming, please let me know.
 
P Meet me at the River!

            Marie Short

            404-202-9546

Send an email to mail4marieshort@bellsouth.net if you are attending.