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Silver River Day 2

So before we get to Saturday, day 2, there was a little more drama Friday night. We had just finished eating dinner when Jeff and Becky called. Seems that they had a little mishap. On their way up to spend the weekend with us they had a little accident. Seems that the kayak rack on top of their car decided it didn't want to stay attached. The wind got up under the kayaks and pulled the rack and kayaks right off the car and dropped them on I-275 doing 70 mph. As bad as that sounds, the Lord was looking over them. The kayaks stayed attached to the rack and slid to the median. There was no one hurt and no accident was caused. Then a very kind gentleman put their kayaks in his truck and took them to the next exit. So they called us because the rack was shot. Roy and I rode down to the exit and put them on his truck and we continued back to the campground. Needless to say Jeff and Becky were very lucky and thing could have been a lot worse. (Thanks to the Lord for their safety).

So day 2 started with a good breakfast and we headed out to paddle up river from the campground to the head springs. The trip down the path to the dock was a little challenging as the kayak carts that I had built didn't quite work like I planned. Oh well back to the drawing boards with them. We finally got to the river and got everyone headed up river. What a beautiful day. The sun was shining and there was a nice breeze. The Silver River is a very beautiful spring fed river that is so clear the entire length. There are spots that are 30 feet d and then there is spots that are very shallow. There is an abundance of of turtles, fish and gators, as well as birds of many types. The gator above was just sitting on the log watching us go by. There was also many larger gator and the largest we saw was probably about 8' long. Terri and I took the double so that Terri could sit back and relax after her day yesterday. It took us about 1 hour 45 minutes to go up stream and then we just relaxed and floated back to camp for about 45 minutes. What another great trip on one of the most beautiful rivers in the country.



The rest of the day we just enjoyed each others company and dinner. It was great to have Jeff and Becky with us. They seemed to have a good time. Unfortunately the next day was Sunday and the day to pack up and head home. We did stop at Terri's Mom and Dad's and spent the afternoon with them before heading home. All in all another GREAT Weekend. Of course and weekend camping is great !!!! Well this is a little late but I guess late is better then never.


I also want to give a shout out to Julie for being our first follower. Thanks Julie, I hope you continue to follow us.




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