Off to Seadrift: 2019 Texas Water Safari begins

The Texas Water Safari began Saturday morning at the Meadows Center with 176 entrants starting the 260-mile trek to Seadrift. 

Billed as the “The World’s Toughest Canoe Race,” the competitors will battle against challenging rapids, dangerous wildlife and near 100-degree heat as they race to the gulf. The 260-mile race runs along the San Marcos River into the Guadalupe River, the San Antonio River and San Antonio Bay, before the finish line in Seadrift.