Day 2 on Paddle Georgia 2012- and nothing but blue skies and another gorgeous day of temps in the low 80’s awaiting us…
With a 12 mile paddle ahead, we couln’t wait to get our feet wet on the mighty Altamaha!
Soon after we ‘set’ paddle we came upon the Pirates- who told many a tale of previous Paddle Georgia escapades- a truly motley crew with their flags and fish hooks!
It is awe-inspiring how the Altamah is so reminiscent of the Amazon jungle in South America. The towering magestic cypress with giant knees jutting from the water, tupelo that line the banks and lush black willow harbouring such a plethera of wildlife.
Georgia Adopt-A-Stream gave water quality testing workshops on sandbars throughout the day- bonding in more ways than just chemically:)
GA Adopt A Stream instructors seemed to always be bursting with knowledge as well as excitement and enthusiasm- especially our dearest Ruth Mead!
Although folks paddled hard all day- they also played hard- blasting eachother with water guns – a true WATER WAR!
And then there were those who relaxed even harder!
Unfortunately the Ohoopee river was taken off our itinerary for this Paddle Georgia, but that didn’t stop us from taking a jaunt up its swift flowing tannin rich waters for a cool dip at the culmination of our days journey…
Another magical day on the enchanted Altamaha with smiles all around!
Gwyneth Moody