Night 1: October 14
Deĵa vŭ. We drove until dusk, then set down in a small campground for the night.
Day 1: October 15
After waking up and packing up, we drove for another hour or so down to our put-in point. It took us about an hour, but we finally got onto the Suwanee River. Some people instantly started splash fights, but it was clear we had a ways to go. We were splashing all during our first trip, so that’s why it probably why it took us the entire day. Anyone who picked a fight with Mr. Reece lost horribly and had to put their bailer to real use for a while. Alex R brought this huge squirt tube, and he broadsided several people with it.
We stopped at several springs on our way. At the first one we ate lunch. The second one had this quagmire like sewer smelling mud that was knee deep. It even felt like solid waste. Jake walked down the entire length of it.
The next memorable spring we stopped at was Charles Springs. It had a mini waterfall at the mouth, and a wide course that led to a broad pool. This was only about chest deep at deepest. There were tons of minnows and water bugs. What was even neater was that it had another pool adjoined by an underwater tunnel people swam through. It was our last spring, though.
After Charles Springs, we hurried down to Blue Springs, pulled up our canoes, and brought our gear to the campsite. After pitching tents, some decided to swim in Blue Springs, and others decided to start dinner. When dinner was finished, Jake ranted and raved about the campsite until it was clean, then we slept.
Day 2: October 16
Morning was frigid. We packed up the tents, then had a cold breakfast, which was followed by a religious ceremony. We loaded up the canoes, and zipped down the river in great time. After unloading the canoes and loading the cars, we were waiting for everyone to get changed when Stephen got attacked by a huge dog while trying to relieve himself. He wasn’t hurt! We all got changed, then drove to Wendy’s to eat. Then, it was homeward bound.
