Kayaking trips are something I don’t think I have blogged about much in the past. We enjoy kayaking on day trips and we also enjoy kayak camping. This past weekend, we paddled 12 miles on the Catawba River with our kayaking group. It was our 6th annual River Feast and a Toys for Tots toy drive. It was a great…
Category: kayaking
Three Sisters Swamp- Black River
We paddled 9.1 miles on the Black River and through Three Sisters Swamp today.I got to touch a tree that is 2,624 years old- Methuselah or BLK227 is considered the oldest-known living bald cypress and the oldest of all tree species east of the Rocky Mountains in North America. Its inner ring is dated to 605 BC!God’s Creation is AMAZING.…
My First Swim
I’ve been kayaking for a few years now. I had never come out of my boat until yesterday, but what a thrill! My ass and lower back are a bit bruised, but the rest of me is fine. I made it through the top of the rapid and swam at the bottom. Later in the day I was thinking about…
It Just Takes Time
Life is still pretty smelly right now, but it is slowly getting better. I’ve tried every recipe on the internet to remove the skunk oil from the dawg. It is just going to take time, like most things in life. AND, like most things in life, you just can’t rush it. It just takes time, smelly, smelly, skunky time. Five…
My Little Red Bike 