“The easiest thing to see at night is alligators. Their eyes look like two red flashlights,” Eric Hansen from Viking Ecotours tells us as we adjust the footrests on our pedal kayaks. Unlike traditional kayaks, these vessels are powered by our legs, leaving our hands free to take pictures.

Alligators? This isn’t what I signed up for; I was looking for glowing animals of a different kind. My husband and I were heading out on a bioluminescent nighttime kayaking tour in New Smyrna Beach, about 50 miles north of Orlando on Florida’s east coast. 

Spend Florida’s Cooler Nights Paddling Through Glowing Waters

Photo Credit: Kirsten Harrington

New Smyrna Boardwalk

Credit: New Smyrna Beach Area Visitors Bureau

Steps of Strength at the HUB Arts Collective

Photo Credit: Kirsten Harrington.

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