Today we are heading out to take on the Chatahoochee River with Todd and his family and Uncle Jimmy and Christina and Rachel (Chris had drill). ( I really like them) We packed up the coolers, greased up , and headed up the road an hour to go kayaking. Mom went to Wal Mart and got us all cool, matching water shoes (they really came in handy). We chose to go on the 4 hour trip-there were only level 1 and 2 rapids so we could start off easy. We loaded up our kayaks and got in vans, more like rollercosters, and went to the water. We let in close to Buford Dam and we found out the hard way that water was COLD because the water in the river comes from the bottom of the dam!! That day the water was a wopping 52 degrees, but it felt good on a hot day.
We started out that morning with a fog over the water. It was so scary when you can hear the water rushing infront of you but you can't see them. Poor Care Bear, our first set of rapids she his a rock and tips over. I have never seen her move so fast. She hit that cold water and popped right back up LoL We had the above the water kayaks so it was not hard to get back in once she fell. We, of course being girls, broke into song singing Pocahontas..."Just around the river bend." After a few miles we pulled off and took a break. Oh man I should have seen this coming. I had my back turned to everyone talking smack to dad and the next thing I know I am in the freezing water adn trying to swim to the shore. Todd had come behind me and tackled me into the water, but he did not know it dropped off so we went completely in!!! :) Dad was high fiving him of course!
It was so peaceful on the river! We saw a bunch of hawks, eagles, and fish on the way down but I think the best thing we saw was a snake. Todd HATES snakes so the whole time dad was messing with Todd telling him he saw a snake but with the water so cold I did not really think there would be any. Dad, Jimmy, and I were all kayaking together with mom just a few feet infront of us when the next thing I hear is, "SNAKE!! SNAKE!!!" A water mocasin a come slithering out from some brush Right Infront Of Mom! It was so funny. I have never seen her move so fast before. She was paddleing so fast backwards I think she might have been hovering over the water. :) It did not bother us though. He just kept right on.
Our checkpoint was the third bridge. However by the second bridge I think everyone was slowing down. We had started the trip sitting straight up and racing and by then we were all pretty much LAYING in our kayaks just taking it slow. Rachel had even hooked on to the back of my kayak for a while-that was hard pulling 2!!
We finally made it to our checkpoint and still with smiles on our faces! A trip that was supposed to only take us 4 hours took us 5 and a half hours, but it was fun. The only thing we did wrong was not wear hats and not reapply sunscreen. Our heads were fried and we had "cute" short and shoe lines where we got burnt! :) I can't wait to go back!
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