Joan set up another great trip for the TTA. We met
at the Gee Creek campground on the Hiwassee River. We got camp set up and then
headed up to Reliance to put in at the boat ramp next to Hiwassee Outfitters.
We had thirteen kayaks and two canoes. It was a beautiful river ride with a few
rapids to make it interesting. Paolo entertained us by flipping over after
hitting a rock. It took a while to get him back in the boat with the strong
current. Later on Dick and Debbie entertained us getting caught up in the
trees. Lost paddle and Maui Jim sunglasses sacrificed to the river. We got the
paddle back. The boat ramp is hidden with a quick current that led to a fast
paced ending to our trip.
We had quite the spread for a potluck dinner that
night with more people arriving. Lots of visiting around the campfire that
night.
Day
Two:
We got up and prepped for our trip today. We were
leaving the campground boat ramp and going to the Dentville road bridge. We
were waiting on them to start generating power so the river would come up. It
kept getting later and later. Finally we just went and it worked out OK.
Another wonderful section to float. Our entertainment for today was the pop up
thunderstorm. God blessed us with a boat house and a friendly home owner. There
were boats in the house, under the dock, and along the river side. The storm
dumped about three inches in twenty minutes knocking down limbs from
trees all around us. After it stopped and we bailed out the water, we continued
our trip. Another great day.
Day
Three:
Today the plan was to paddle Parksville lake. We
put in at the Parksville lake boat
ramp, losing one of our people on the way there.
Sorry Paolo! We paddled across the lake heading towards the inlets. A juvenile
eagle perched in a tree got out
attention for a few minutes. Joan led us to the church camp area that we found
last summer, so we had a pretty shaded grassy area to eat our lunch and get a
swim in. Today was sunny and hot, making up for the storm yesterday. We paddled
back and loaded up our kayaks and headed home. What a great weekend!
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