Colleen Gibbs Guido
- Trip
Guide & ACA Instructor & FMKCo. Founder
9 years paddling experience in
Florida. B.S. in Education from Western Michigan University. Born and
raised in Michigan. Paddled kayaks in
Maine, Brasil, Costa Rica, Puerto Rico, San Juan Islands
(Washington State), Australia and Southeast Alaska. Loves meeting people from around the
world. Volunteers with Horses & the Handicapped of S. Florida when not on
the water. Favorite trips: Full Moon
& teaching Kids or Seniors Kayak: Valley Canoe Product Pintail 17.2'
Paddle: Werner
Kalliste 212, Greenland Turtle Paddle 85" LOA
Eve Kappler - Trip Guide & ACA Instructor
A high school teacher by day and a paddling princess by night. Eve
switches between canoe and kayaking depending on the trip. Has a few kayak
races under her skirt with some impressive times! Spent the '03 summer in
Northern California as a kayak guide. She has several overnight kayak
camping trips logged in her journal. Teaches the Kayak for Beginners
class. Florida native. Speaks Japanese
Kayak:
Romany Explorer 17'6" Paddle: Lendal Arch & Werner
Clio
Knowles - Trip Guide
Clio has paddled
kayaks in the
Bahamas, Australia and New Zealand. After discovering FMKCo's full
moon trips in January, Clio tries to spend all her spare time on the
water. When not paddling or riding her bike, she volunteers with the
Sierra Club's Inner City Outings Group, which introduces inner city kids
to the outdoors and teaches them the value of the environment. Speaks
Spanish. Beginner adventure sprint racing.
Randy Morris
- Trip Assistant
We are blessed to have Rockin Randy on our Full Moon tours. Can be spotted
in his Old Town tandem which won photographers eye during the Winterfest
Boat parade. Be sure to paddle next to Randy and catch a story or
something out of his cooler. Kayak: Old Town Loon 160 which caught
his future wife on one of our Full Moon trips!
Stormy Arrow
- Trip Guide
Wilderness camping expert. Nobody can top this ex - Army Ranger's
passion for the outdoors. 4 yrs as Supervisor for the Colorado Outward
Bound school 18yrs -24yrs then off to teach army reservists in New
Jersey mountain climbing. Traveled all the Florida rivers in a
canoe.
Pat
Welsh
- Trip Guide
A kayaker since 1997 and an outdoorsman since 1980. A video producer
by trade, every year he increases his knowledge of the vast Everglades
National Park with over night kayak trips to the far reaches of the park.
Pat continuously furthers his paddling education with training in kayak
rescue. Originally from Philadelphia, PA and when not guiding spends the
off time training and competing in marathons, participating in ocean kayak
races, hiking the Appalachian Trail, drinking coffee, and photographing
drag racing events throughout the state. Kayak: Perception
Our trip guides are
kayak enthusiasts that enjoy going out after the trip so gratuities are
greatly appreciated. We are proud to have you enjoy our paddle trips and
service & safety is our top priority.
