06/5/14

Kayaking At Riverbend

For all my new couples or single people, if you ever want to really get to know someone or test your relationship, go kayaking together, up a windy stream with a strong current. If you manage to not drown each other, your relationship is golden. 

That’s exactly what we did this weekend, and as you can tell, neither of us drown {even though there were talks of throwing the other person in the gator infested waters a time or two}. 

The first part of our 4 hour trip was easy! The 8 of us floated down stream. Some parts were complicated with the narrow, sharp, turns, but nothing crazy. River bend isn’t a lazy river by any means. I couldn’t even drink my beer because we were consistently have to maneuver around logs, turns or roots. My arms started burning on the way down, so I knew going back was going to be hell. 

River Bend Kayaking  (33)

We stopped 2/3 of the way down for snacks, drinks, and lunch. I was so impressed with the food section on our trip. We had cheese and crackers, assorted meats, hummus, and curry chicken salad. And of course we had some really good homebrew and other craft beer assortments. Sweetwater IPA in a can! Yeah! 

We hung out on the bank for a while before make our way to the turn around. 

We seen an alligator along the way. All the times we’ve been to River Bend looking for alligators, this was our first time actually seeing one.

We made it to the second dam, and immediately turned around to head back. The current was strong, but the real problem came when going around the bends in the river. We seen multiple couples, in kayaks, having troubles and getting really frustrated with each other. 

I wasn’t able to paddle, through the turns, by myself. Huck would stop paddling or try to turn us in the right direction while I was paddling, and we wouldn’t move anywhere. I blame it on the fact all the weight was in the back and middle of the kayak… 

I was so happy to make it back, and I’m 100% sure we burned every calorie we consumed from the fried chicken

Kayaking is fun and we both enjoy it, but kayaking at Riverbend… Not so much. I think we both agree, lazy rivers or wider streams are way better, like Itchetucknee! Or one way trips, and the one way being down streams, are the only way to go! 

10/7/13

It’s An Alligator!

Do you remember on Saturday when I said, “maybe I really am southern?” Well, I continued my country themed day by attending a country concert. A friend called me around 5:30 and asked if I’d like to go see Keith Urban. The Georgia game wasn’t looking to go, so I agreed. I prefer rock music but will listen to country every now and then.

This turned out to be on of the best concerts I’ve ever been too. Keith Urban is an amazing performer. We had lawn seats and at one point, during the concert, he came to the back and performed for everyone on the lawn.

I had a great time. Again, such a great show!! 

Sunday, we woke up early and went kayaking at Jonathan Dickinson State Park.

Every time we seen a stick or leaf in the water, we would scream gator and smack it with our paddle. Yes, we’re dorks, and I’m sure people thought we were crazy.

The water was so smooth here, it looked like the sky! It looked like the lake was a mirror. I want kayaks so we can take them out whenever we want without worrying about time. Our rental was only for two hours and neither of us had a watch.

After we finished Kayaking, we climbed a mountain.

We’ve passed this tower many times but never knew what it was.

The view from on top of the “mountain” was nice. You could see the river, Jupiter Island, and the Atlantic.

After showering, we headed out to lunch. We had a coupon for Cantina Laredo. {We love coupons :)} I ordered Chicken Tacos. Huck ordered Steak and Chicken Fajitas. We were both really impressed with the food, and the prices were really reasonable.

  

The girls behind us ordered an apple dessert and it smelled amazing! I didn’t order one, though. It was huge, and Huck isn’t a fan of sweets. I can’t control myself around anything apple and would of ate the whole thing.

After lunch, we went shopping for our anniversary presents. We want to start doing more outdoor activities and decided to buy something outdoorsy for our anniversary next month.

We both decided on mountain bikes {Huck decided and I agreed}

 

I bought a Giant Tempt 5. The store was sold out of my size, so I had to special order it. They said it may be here by Friday. We’re going to the Everglade this weekend as part of our Sunrise Sunset Anniversary trip. I was hoping to take our bikes with us, so hopefully it will be here on time.

It may not matter since right now the park is closed due of the Government shut down. 

There’s actually lots of trails in our area. The guy who sold me my bike told me about an overnight camp/biking trip that happens at Jonathan Dickinson every 6 months. I can’t wait for it to cool off more. I want to go camping. 

We’ll that was our weekend. I’m going to try another recipe this week. Hopefully, it will turn out better than my last attempt at cooking.

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