Friday, November 25, 2011

First Overnight Trip with the Girls



Here are a handful of pictures from our two week canoe trip. We paddled around 130 miles in three boats. It was a lot of work but well worth it. God really took care of us and provided everything we needed, right when it was needed. Especially the weather. It was cooler most of the trip- we had a few nights in the 30's, but we only had two short rain storms pass through.



There were lots of 'firsts' for the girls which led to a lot of learning and growth in our group.



The pictures uploaded in reverse order, and some out of order, so these first ones are close to the coast where we were picked up.








We began in North Carolina where the river was narrow and shallow. And ended in Georgetown, SC where we had to plan to paddle with the tide and pay attention to boat wakes so they would not roll our canoes.










We stayed on some private property for two nights and the owner brought us some shrimp to cook up!
















This is when we hit marsh lands and old rice fields and could not find any dry, solid land to camp on. It was just about sunset when we found a boat ramp and small park with no camping signs- but it was our only option for the night.