The next day I drove 2 1/2 hours to the Moose River Outpost where I rented a recreational kayak-- that I shall from here forth refer to as Big Bertha -- and paddled down the Moose River with Ms O. Big Bertha got her name because she was as long as my canoe back home and as heavy as my car. After we were dropped off at the put-in, we paddled past all the others dropped off with us and had the river to ourselves - which was good, since I talked to myself the whole time about how much fun it was to maneuver Big Bertha around the hairpin turns of the tiny snake-like river that wound through the grasslands and woods. Then we had to portage her. For those who don't know what that means? its when you have to get out and tow your boat because the water is to treacherous. Treacherous was a stretch for the rapids we had to pass, but I could not IMAGINE boating them with Big Bertha. We would have surely died.
So the portage....because of Bertha's size and my obvious weakness, the guy at the outpost gave me a set of wheels to make the 1/4 portage easier with the barge. He made it seem so easy (p.s. never listen to the 100 pound college boy when he says its no big deal). It was a big deal. coudn't seem to keep big bertha on the wheels as we traversed the narrow path that apparently required the 4-wheel drive version of the paddle wheels, not the ones I was given. I pitched a short fit and finally figured out how to get her back to the water and we were off again. It was much smoother after that. I rewarded myself witha cool t-shirt and some stickers. The guy at the outpost was super nice and actually invited me out after work to hang out in town, but he didn't get off until after 8 and my campsite was over 2 hours away so i declined. I don't know if this place is just full of nice people - or if I just attract more friends being alone with a cute dog. Either way - I haven't felt alone at all. But do find that i willl talk to just about anyone. But this is good for a girl who used to be so shy.
This is me and O sitting in an Adirondack chair. In the Adirondacks. Of course we had to do that. Duh.
3 comments:
Looks so lovely...this time of year is the best time to travel in my opinion. You also made me crave some beanie weenies.
Hey RockGirl!
The jerky network I'm forced to use won't let me see your blog pics (just as it won't let me post on my own blog), but I'm really enjoying your descriptions.
Wish I could provide some company on this trip...it sounds awesome.
Buen viaje,
A-Dan
So its really fun to read about someone else's trip even though I am on one myself. I can totally see you talking to yourself on your boat and its awesome! Hint, hint, the dude who asked you to go out was hitting on you:)
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