Dang computer lost my last post here we go again
I decided to do a real Chuck trip didn't fish just tried out the boat and
camped . You can see what I had on board the hot air perow in the boat bragging forum to say the least I was impressed with it.
Well like all tripp's you going to hit a couple snags , my blood pressure meds didn't come in so I had to go to drug store and it was going to run me late. so I called one of the guys told him I would be about thirty minutes late<hate being late>.
It worked out when I got to launch point they had most of the boats unloaded and were fixing to start putting them in water and loading there gear.
HEHEHEHE This is where an old dog teaches some pups a thing or to. I had built a bed extender so I didn't have to lift the boat so high.
I took the rope from the front of the boat tied a loop in it dropped it over the peg on the back off the bed extender unstrapped the boat backed down the boat ramp shoved the boat it rolled of off bed extender in to the water as I pulled up the rope pulled the nose up on the ramp I got out dropped the rope and parked the truck all my gear was loaded in the yak that morning at the house so in less than a minute I was in the water loaded ready to go. They were still carrying gear down the bank I love it when a plan goes together.
The group was from 11 years old to myself at 61, three wooden boats
a triple a tandem and a bunch of solos and one Wenonah solo 13ft 8 inches.
Down the river we went
In about an hour we were there
This plane came right over us flying down the river less than 50 ft high several times
I set camp up cooked sleep ed and relaxed I think I gained ten lbs
The only thing I need is a different cot everything else was great.
They fished caught some kitty's
A few were fishing for gator gar this one weighed about 70 lbs
We just needed one more day. A few paddled out about ten but a couple guys wanted to stay longer so we waited till about one then headed in . Had a great trip boat and camping gear all performed well.
Ron
I decided to do a real Chuck trip didn't fish just tried out the boat and
camped . You can see what I had on board the hot air perow in the boat bragging forum to say the least I was impressed with it.
Well like all tripp's you going to hit a couple snags , my blood pressure meds didn't come in so I had to go to drug store and it was going to run me late. so I called one of the guys told him I would be about thirty minutes late<hate being late>.
It worked out when I got to launch point they had most of the boats unloaded and were fixing to start putting them in water and loading there gear.
HEHEHEHE This is where an old dog teaches some pups a thing or to. I had built a bed extender so I didn't have to lift the boat so high.
I took the rope from the front of the boat tied a loop in it dropped it over the peg on the back off the bed extender unstrapped the boat backed down the boat ramp shoved the boat it rolled of off bed extender in to the water as I pulled up the rope pulled the nose up on the ramp I got out dropped the rope and parked the truck all my gear was loaded in the yak that morning at the house so in less than a minute I was in the water loaded ready to go. They were still carrying gear down the bank I love it when a plan goes together.
The group was from 11 years old to myself at 61, three wooden boats
a triple a tandem and a bunch of solos and one Wenonah solo 13ft 8 inches.
Down the river we went
In about an hour we were there
This plane came right over us flying down the river less than 50 ft high several times
I set camp up cooked sleep ed and relaxed I think I gained ten lbs
The only thing I need is a different cot everything else was great.
They fished caught some kitty's
A few were fishing for gator gar this one weighed about 70 lbs
We just needed one more day. A few paddled out about ten but a couple guys wanted to stay longer so we waited till about one then headed in . Had a great trip boat and camping gear all performed well.
Ron
