A Tampa
microbiologist has just become the first woman to complete Florida’s Circumnavigational
Saltwater Paddling Trail.
Mary
Mangiapia began her trek on September the 6th at the Big Lagoon
State Park near the Alabama state line – she finished this week at Fort Clinch
State Park near the Georgia state line.
She is the
14th person, and first woman, to complete all legs of the trail without more
than a day or two’s rest.
During the
trip she endured storms, waves and even a run-in with a bull shark.
Florida’s Circumnavigational
Saltwater Paddling Trail is over 1500 miles and is divided into 26 segments - ranging
from the remote Big Bend Coast and Everglades, to the more urbanized coastlines
of Pinellas County and Fort Lauderdale.
Mangiapia, a
Tampa resident, is a graduate of Florida Gulf Coast University and received her
master’s in microbiology from the University of South Florida.
She has been
a kayaking enthusiast since the age of nine.
http://live.oysterradio.com/
No comments:
Post a Comment