my goal was to try and make it all the way back to the route 6/19 bridge in town. that actually turned out to be the easy part. the river was very wide and lazy with almost no noticeable current. so, paddling upstream was almost as easy as paddling downstream. i was able to make it to the bridge with plenty of time to go about a third of a mile past and still have plenty time to get back to my car.
the hard part seemed to be getting in and out of the water without getting completely covered with mud. every opening from the shore to the river was pure, thick, clayie, deep mud. getting into the water wasn't too bad. i slid the kayak into the water and then sat across the hull to clean the mud off my feet before getting in and shoving off. but, in order to get out i had to trudge through the shin deep mud. walking through the deep, wet grass helped clean some of the mud off my feet. but, after loading the kayak i had to break out the baby wipes to clean off the rest. thank goodness that we had four children and bought baby wipes in bulk. all four of out kids are well past the diaper wipes stage but, we still have enough of a supply to keep some in both cars just in case. good thing, too. i don't think any of my co-workers would have appreciated me washing my feet off in the sink at work.
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