Put the canoe in at Patterson ramp. Shaking our heads how people park with boat trailers. Blue sky, birds singing, got away from motorboats. Saw egrets, blue herons, mallards, king fishers, ospreys, turtles, lots of fish, and a sneaky snake swimming saying ssssssssss, and Lora said EEK! and Craig started paddling toward the snake and Lora started paddling backwards saying NO NO NO. Not interested in what kind of snake.
The water was clear and cold, too cold for swimming. Went under Hwy 27 bridge where the swallow condos were. Looked like they all had babies in them. Birds flitting and flying everywhere taking food to the babies.
We paddled up Roaring Creek as far as we could, paddling thru an obstacle course. Ported over one tree got just a little farther and saw trees across the creek crisscrossed. The creek was running fast so we cautiously turned the canoe around, zipped back thru the obstacle course, ported back over the tree and then calmly floated back toward the ramp. Which was now crowded with people and kayaks and boats everywhere.
It was evident that SOME people do not know boat ramp etiquette. These guys had the ramp for at least twenty minutes putting stuff in the boat, running back and forth, from the ramp to the parking lot, where their big group was getting their kayaks and stuff ready to go down there, with kids in the back of the truck they had to keep checking on. I know God has his hand over my mouth so I wouldn't point out their ignorance. Heavy sigh.
Beautiful day sun shining and birds singing.
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