Sometimes Canoeing is Like This
George had sausage, biscuits, eggs, and coffee fixed at 7:00 AM at his house where we all gathered to eat before hitting the creek. Uncle Bob Willis joined us for breakfast but since he was still recovering from by-pass surgery, he decided to sit this one out and be ready for the 3-day trip coming up in April. We planned to do some fishing but since the water was so muddy and receding we decided to just paddle and not worry with fishing gear. This trip was planned in advance by watching the weather forecast that called for a couple of days of rain then clearing skies by the week end, perfect conditions for a one-day trip. The creek was running just over full and stained like creamed coffee. The water level had gone down about 2 or 3 feet during the night as indicated by a stake that marked the water level the previous day. Four canoes were loaded onto the canoe trailer at George's house. Since Charlie's (Charlie Cornelius) boat was already fixed on his truck to his new can...