Billy Cullity 4-04-11
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Expedition 4
The previous expedition was on the Edisto River in South Carolina. We canoe paddled 100 miles of the Edisto, more than half of the Edisto. On the first day the staff showed us what a strainer was. A strainer is an object which is on the surface of the water, usually a tree. It’s called a strainer because moving water goes right under and will suck anything under the water. The reason why staff had to show us what a strainer was is because there are a lot of strainers on the Edisto and they wanted us to stay away from them.
The second day of the paddle we loaded the canoes and took off. We came across a lot of strainers that day, and one of the kids dropped a paddle because of a strainer. Evan Harr and I were ahead of everyone and had to find a place to stop, there were non-stop strainers and nowhere to stop. We were out of line of sight from everyone and finally got to stop and wait for everybody. Later that night the staff congratulated us for making the right decisions and being aware of our surroundings and waiting for the right place to stop.
The next couple days were basically the same except for the day we built our own island. Then the next couple days were still the same we paddle and it rained. One day we went to a boondocks type place to eat lunch and had to stay there for a couple hours cause of a storm. Then we paddled to our campsite and that was our last full day on the river. The next day we went to the van and were so excited. We went out to eat for dinner. Then the next day we went to Edisto beach and stayed there. Then the next day we went to Charlestown landing and took lot of pictures and saw an old boat. We also went to the zoo there and saw lots of stuff. Another day we went to the actual city of Charleston and walked around. The next day we went to Edisto beach and hung out then went back to camp and packed up, drove to Charleston one last time and saw April while she was on vacation in. Then got back in the van and drove back to NC and took nice shower and unpacked our van and then went to bed. The next morning we did phone calls home and transitioned back to base staff, and that was the official end of expedition.
Highlights and bullet points of the trip:
• Paddled against current
• Saw alligator
• Saw snake
• Someone dropped a paddle
• Paddled through strainers and had fun with them
• Paddled down a small rapid
• I rammed Tristan and Mitchel’s canoe
• Saw an old sail boat in old town Charleston
• Went to old town Charleston
• Saw April in Charleston
• Went to a zoo
• Saw a Bear
• Saw a puma
• Saw bisons
• Saw a bobcat
• We were very happy to see the van again
• Played volley ball
• Dustin fell in empty boat at dock and flipped it
• Went to Edisto beach
• Went out to eat at bucks pizza
• Staff made us food
• We went to Charlestown landing
• Saw the U.S.S. Yorktown
• Walked around Charleston
• Took lots of pictures at Charlestown landing
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