Robyn and I embarked on an adventure we'd never forget. 
I decided that for my 29th birthday, we'd go canoein'. YES!
Upon our arrival...there are several sights to see that tickle our fancy.
and being teased about alligators ...I start to wonder....hmmmm.
Practicing.(self-explanatory) 
Self-explanatory.
The van arrives. We jump in to the ...unknown(for effect) and are drivin' to an location were we are to be dropped off and shoved into the river.
Two fishermen laugh...,"Bahahaha", as they watch the terror of Robyn appear on her face. She doesn't show it. We are ready.
We are quickly jump into a canoe and row away into......the unkown.
Here we go! Turning out.
What's that...?
Beautiful...just Beautiful. We got it easy.
No rain. We can see the bottom of the Flint. Water is low due to no rain.
Is this a dodo bird?Everything is so nice and peaceful.
We are delighted to hear and find a little spring.
This part was not in the brochure.We see there is only one way to go...to the far left. There is another boater coming up as we are going down. We can't stop. I say ,"We are gonna run into you I think." The nice man response,"Oh it's okay. Ya'll come on." We run into the man's boat, and he hits the side of the bank. Everybody makes it out great. In fact, you can here the laughter of the 2 adventures as they begin their journey!
( I learn I have remembered what my daddy taught me as just a wee one)
We feel confident that we are gonna make it! BOO YA!
The Flint River is so low....I take a quick picture. This is why I love a canoe.Probably ankle deep.
I sneak a picture of a dragonfly.
Things change. We hear the sound of the mini rapids and throw our arms ad oars in the air in excitement. Robyn says," We need seatbelts!"We realize our great navigating skills as we dodge this rock. The Flint River has tons of rocks.(note it's name)
Beautiful!We pass two men in the middle of nowhere fishing. "Looks like they came out of the woods." Ann shouts," Ya'll want us to sang you a song?" 2 men," YEAH!" We sing ,"Swing Low"! They love it!
It's high noon, and hot! We finally reach the half way mark. The landmark is a sign that sits up high on each side of the river, "GAS LINE". nice....
"HURRAH!" we shout in excitement! We made it half way.
We graze on our snacks:beef and chees, chips, almonds, and etc.
It gets hotter. WOAH. I remember I forgot the sunscreen in my truck.
H2O is good to us. We take turns splashing each other. After each splash, we laugh madly!
"BAHAHAHAHHAHAAA!"
Okay...phew...how much longer. It's hot and the river looks so good.
"MAN! We haven't seen any gators. I wanted to see at least one."
Look is that the tower...the landmark for where we get off?-Ann
Maybe so...he said the river gets narrower-Robyn
Listen-Ann
shshhshswishhhhssshhshshshabbblyshehhw-river
uh oh, I think we need to turn left, those rocks are a dead end-Ann
Yeah looks like it's narrower there, Let's go, whoo hoo!-Robyn
We turn...and notice...since the river is more narrow...the river have more of its "mini rapids". YES!!!
I see a flag!....AH! a scuba diver! Thought it was a manatee...lol-Ann
Yeah. A manatee. lol- Robyn
whahahahaaahaha-both
more little rapids-fun!
(babooommm)
Did you feel that?-Robyn
Yeah.lol...-Ann
Hit my butt-Robyn
Lotta rocks here-Ann
Those people are gettin' some sun-Robyn
I think we need to go around this cove-Ann
Look that man is fishing over there in those little rapids....which way are we gonna go?-Ann
Which ever way you want to go-Robyn
uhhh...right...no room on the left...-Ann
okay let's do it!-Robyn
YAY! we are almost there! We made it!-Both
Babababababadooom-Rock on bottom of canoe
(the canoe spins all the way around)
We are dying laughin' at this point...and so is the man and his wife...and his little girl.
We are the entertainment(big smile)-Robyn
Yeah. Next we are gonna sing!-Ann
BAHAHAHA!-Everybody
There on the bank we see the man. He pulls us up, and we get out.
How far did we go again?-Ann
8 1/2 miles-Man
YES!-Ann(on the inside...not out loud)
It's so hot outside. We have to decide to swim or not to swim.
We go!
We meet a girl and her dog(5months old dog)
We see a man swim across the river."Look let's swim across the river."-Robyn
"I don't think that is a good idea"-Ann
Yeah let's do it-girl
"uh Might not be safe w/the dog"-Ann
Ah sound good to me-girl
We take off to the other side of the river(note this is a swimming area...many folk swim here)
The girl can't help her dog. It goes back and forth between us. The girl and her dog make it safely across...thanks to Robyn n I.
There's a current-Robyn
Scissors...swim diagonally-Ann
I'm skerd-Robyn
Swim for your life-Ann
We make it across.
Then the man points out that we would have just drifted to the shallow area where everybody can stand ....oh
We swim back...only this time the girl definately can't help her dog...so the HERO man swims the puppy across.
Robyn makes it aross.
I am still swimming.
YAY! the girl and her dog make it...looking exhausted.
Robyn and I laugh!This was fun!
Now you can say you swam across the Flint on your birthday:)-Robyn
Yep!-Ann
We trudge up the hill to the truck and head home.
Exhausted and satisfied.
That was my 29th birthday. I will never forget it.
SHORT VERSION
Canoed 8 1/2 miles down Flint River
Hit a mans boat
Went through mini rapids
Sang for some fishermen
ate
skid over a rock
got very hot
got startled by a diver
saw a couple tanning
got spun around in the canoe
entertained a family
swam a little
Swam across the flint
got almost stuck in the current
realized we were in no immediate danger
saved a dog
met some nice strangers
hiked up a hill
and still made it out alive
