Our group launched a little after 9:40 yesterday morning. Our shuttle plans experienced another "Harry" situation prior to the launch. Even though Harry wasn't on this trip, our latest shuttle follies seem to somehow revolve around him. Sheila being the good wife informed us that the reason she wasn't at the Elk's River Park, to meet the drop off gang, was because Harry told her that today's launch was at "Tuckertown" which is only about 15 miles from where she needed to be. Not only did Sheila arrive on time 8:00 am, she was actually a whole week early for next weekend's Tuckertown run. We all had a good laugh and wished Harry ill on the golf course. We tried to call him several times on his cell phone to wish him luck on the course today, but he must have not had the "can you hear me now plan".Sheila has earned the honor of being in charge of next Saturday's "Tuckertown Shuttle". She will be assisted by Fran, who is always plotting out a better way to shuttle. I recommend Fran get some match box cars, since these seem to simulate a little better than the paper ones she has been using. The gas mileage is great and wind is not a factor. Anyway, we were all able to laugh about the "Harry incident", including Sheila. Harry met us for4:30 lunch at Hendricks Barbecue at the end of our excursion day. I think the first thing he ordered was the "Humble Pie". Harry apologized and offered to buy lunch for any member not present at the restaurant. I think he would graciously extend the same offer for the remainder of 2008.
I've always been one those who firmly believes that things do happen for reasons. Sometimes they aren't always apparent at the time. If you are lucky, at days end you realize that sometimes a misfortune, can turn into fortune. Because of the delays, we were actually able to meet around 10 new kayakers, who expressed interest in joining us on future events. Had Sheila not gone to "Tuckertown", the series of wonderful events that occurred to us this day would not have happened.
HRLPaddlers had three new people join us to today, Quinn, Jennifer and Jason, who are from Thomasville. Quinn is the youngest person ever to kayak with HRLPaddlers. The five year old was a treat to have along with the older kids and behaved himself in a manner fitting of an adult. I think all of us look forward to having Quinn join us again soon.
We finally launched around 9:40. This wasn't to far off the 8:30-8:45 time I estimated earlier. The group set out under the three bridges that span this section of river. We could see "Buck's Steam Plant" in the distance, just to the right of a large island in the center of the river. We opted to go to the right side of the island, which would let us right past the plant, which is situated on the River............
this series is to be continued.
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