We paddled quickly and efficiently in the morning. We stopped briefly at a beautiful unnamed spring (approx. rm 130.8) on the edge of Suwannee River State Park. Around 12:15 PM we reached the launch at Suwannee River State Park. We took a bit too long for lunch, but enjoyed the break. My email slowly updated, so that was nice to check. After lunch the kids wanted a turn in the canoe. We obliged, but considering how much we still had to paddle we weren’t super excited about trying to figure out the kayaks. There were a series of shoals/rapids and John and I took the first one in a way that splashed us and the kayaks with lots of water. We stopped a bit later to empty the kayaks. The kids kept getting ahead of us in the canoe (with most of our rain gear) and when it started raining at 2:30 PM they were not near us. John and I got soaked before we caught them. We had a long and drizzly paddle from 2:30 to around 5:30 PM or so when we arrived at Dowling Park River Camp (rm 113.2). There were points when we were paddling into the wind and it was really, really difficult. Kayaking definitely uses different muscles than canoeing. That was surprising to me.
Fortunately, we were the only ones at the river camp tonight. Apparently there were 12 people camping last night. We took over the picnic area to put out all our wet coats and socks, etc. We also cooked up hot food and took turns warming up in the hot shower. I called my dad since I couldn’t access the internet for a weather update. Then, since tomorrow is forecast to be cold with a low of 32 F, I made a room reservation at Suwannee River Rendezvous. We used Hot Hands in our socks to keep our feet warm as we snuggled into our sleeping bags. It is supposed to be 38 F in the morning.
Everyone in bed by 9pm.
10 hrs 17 minutes on the river. 29.14 miles paddled
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