I decided to paddle about 6 miles south down the Intracoastal Canal from the JFK bridge to get some pictures to finish up my virtual tour page for the area.  I launched on the edge of Packery Channel into almost calm winds.  At the JFK bridge I turned south into the Intracoastal and paddled past the marina and new fishing pier.  Just south of the pier I stopped to take a picture of the interesting reflection of one of the day markers.  I was surprised to find an osprey sitting on the pole with a seagull.  I enjoyed the trip south with almost no wind, but was slowed a little by the north flowing current.  I got some pictures of a tug with a 2x2 barge tow and just a little later was passed by one with a 3x2 barge tow.   Just after passing the Whitecap entrance (a little over 2 Nm south of the bridge) I noticed my key pocket was unzipped and there were no keys inside.  I raced back to the car in a state of despair.  Amazingly I found the keys 1 in from the spot where I sat the kayak down.  After a quick lunch I made the short run up to the end of Packery Channel to see the status of the dredging operations.  A good start, a bad middle, and a great end to a days paddle.