Mom, dad, Scott, Jason, and I drove down to Annapolis to Jeff's Canoe's to float the Black River.
We did a cool 6 miles. It was exhilarating, and beautiful, and just as I remembered.
We brought doggo along, too. He's part of the pack, so we didn't even consider leaving him at home.
It's just like Scott said, "Hiking is more fun with the dog, so floating should be, too." We went to the pet store on Thursday night and bought a life jacket for him.
The drive down to Annapolis is pretty, but its a long way. Took us like 2 1/2 hours.
This is us before loading onto the buses at Jeff's:
Scott was the odd man out, so we got a tube for him and towed him behind the canoe. He has a sprained wrist anyway, so he couldn't really paddle.
My sister said it best when she saw these pics later that night, "Skipping rocks is my favorite family activity on float trips!" We have laughed so hard at my brother's technique. Scott and dad tried to skip the rocks all the way across the river to the other bank. They succeeded many times. I've always sucked at skipping rocks, but Scott gave me some pointers, and I actually skipped a rock successfully this time!
We forgot to bring dog food for puppy wuppy, so he had a few bites of sandwich. He's just so cute!
This is my favorite pic from the trip. My sister didn't believe it when she saw the photos later, but doggo just followed me into the water without hesitation, and when it got too deep for him, he started swimming! It was so awesome, and I was so happy! We all were!
He was so sweet, and just chilled in the canoe. At one point, Jason made a tent out of a towel and the cooler, so dog could have some shade. I'm so glad the dog came to live with us, and I'm so happy we are giving him a good life.
We were on the river for about five hours. We stopped a lot of swim, eat, skip rocks. There were several rope swings and tire swings, but we didn't do that. The river was pretty low and we dragged a few times, but then there are very deep parts along the bluff. The water is a beautiful turquoise. Ah, I've missed it so much!
Jason is VERY sunburned. Scott is a little pink, and I just have a little area on my back that got sunburned. We actually stopped at WalMart in Farmington on the way home for Aloe Vera. If Jason could've bought a 50-gallon drum and bathed in it he would have!
We are already excited to go back again, probably in August.
