Do you enjoy spending time on the water exploring nature and talking to people? If so, a job as a kayak eco tour guide might be perfect for you. As a tour guide, you’ll need to be able to engage and educate your guests about the local ecosystem and wildlife. To help you get started, we’ve compiled 6 story ideas that you can use on your tours. With these stories, your guests are sure to have an enjoyable and informative experience. So read on, and start planning your next career today!
When kayaking in the three-river inland coastal tidal basin in St. Augustine, it’s important to be able to talk to your guests about the science, culture, and history of the area. These 6 story ideas will help you do just that! Each one is packed with interesting information about wildlife, sea life, the estuary, and the research done here.
There are many field experiments and long-term studies that can be found on our float plans. You’ll be able to captivate your guests with stories of St. Augustine’s history and ecology while they paddle through this beautiful landscape. You will also be able to educate guests with breaking stories and culturally relevant research coming out of the GTM Reserve and the world’s other players.
As a GeoTrippin Adventure Guide, we must always put a positive spin on all of the scary stories and reports that circulate in the mainstream media and other privately controlled news outlets. There is a global quagmire that has simple and self-perpetuating solutions. Instead of using technology to make up for the loss of resources and services provided by natural habitats, restoring and building new habitats will literally save the planet from suffocating, drowning, burning, starving, water wars, acidic oceans, pollution, and all the other scare tactics used to control people’s hearts and minds.
The solutions are found in nature. All of the science disciplines come into play in every story we tell. Take an interdisciplinary approach to storytelling. If a sad or scary topic is brought up, it should only be to frame the story you are about to tell about a natural or technological solution to the issue. There is no climate crisis anymore. It is only a climate opportunity. We must always remind our tour guests that there are millions of people and thousands of organizations working on fixing things. Just like it only took a few people to create the systems and products for us to use, it will only take a few to undo the damage. GeoTrippin Guides want to inspire their guests to at the very least think and talk about nature’s voracious appetite for life. In the best-case scenario, we will spur action and provide assistance to researchers, conservationists, land managers, and even the Army Corps of Engineers who are working on solutions.