A Day on the Sipsey

60 people waiting to go down the river

Chuck in one of our " sit ins"

Michelle and Craig in Char/Raimey's kayak for two

Charlotte in Chuck's kayak

Lunch

Michelle/Craig made it over some rapids

Bluebells everywhere!!!!

Saturday was the perfect day to be outside.  It was between two very rainy, stormy days.  The sun was shining and the temps were in the 60's.  I think everyone in Alabama who owns a kayak had the same idea that we did.  Go down the Sipsey River!  When we got to the put in place, there were two very large kayaking club groups getting ready to launch.  We thought we were going to be surrounded by tons of people as we went down the river but we let one large group go ahead of us and then there was one behind us.  Strange enough, we never saw another person on the whole trip until we stopped for lunch. After eating lunch among the "bluebells" that covered the banks of the river the whole way, we finished the trip without seeing any other people again.  We didn't see any animals this trip but it's because of all the people on the river.  We did enjoy the red bud trees that were blooming and so pretty mixed in for color.  We went over a few fun rapids and all of us got stuck on the rocks throughout the day.  It makes for good exercise, getting free.  At the end of our trip, the "Game Wardens" were waiting at the take out point.  They were checking to see if everyone had life jackets in every boat for every person. If not, they got tickets.  No tickets for us!  We always make sure we take our life jackets.  So, we didn't have to pay for a fun day on the Sipsey with the BNOE and the kids.