tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12006171.post1034554641808856785..comments2023-11-02T05:09:48.607-05:00Comments on PURE FLORIDA: Curucu, Beast Of The OklawahaUnknownnoreply@blogger.comBlogger23125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12006171.post-7254803852229891702016-03-06T21:01:46.039-05:002016-03-06T21:01:46.039-05:00Fantastic story! How did I ever miss it? The light...Fantastic story! How did I ever miss it? The lightning storm part,tho. Man. Nothing scares me more than being exposed during a thunderstorm. Also, I loved seeing the comments from people I know or remember. Those were the good ol'days of blogging.I miss it.Miz Shttp://www.mizsilverthorn.typepad.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12006171.post-54674616959449186772016-03-06T13:58:36.276-05:002016-03-06T13:58:36.276-05:00Oh. My. GOD.
Kids have changed. How they have cha...Oh. My. GOD. <br />Kids have changed. How they have changed. <br />And parents have changed. How we have changed. <br />Liam, doing something like this next year (he's 16 now)....unthinkable. He'd never risk it, much less know what he was doing in a canoe. My bad.<br />Me, letting him do something like this next year? Not without me! <br />You: "camping" under a poncho, propped against a wax myrtle shrub, slapping mossies...poor boys!!<br />So vividly told. So very foolhardy.<br />And yet you survived it. <br />I always say when stuff goes wrong, it makes a much better story. Three gals on the Costa Rica trip were in a cabin that was invaded by giant flying cockroaches. That's when they figured out why their cabin had mosquito netting around the beds. Nobody else's. By the next morning, after they'd raised the roof with the other group members' laughter in telling about it, I told them they never would have had a story to tell if things hadn't gone wrong. Viva la wrong!!<br /><br />Thanks for this, FC.Julie Zickefoosehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06654698829603424649noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12006171.post-69614388623848334422008-01-23T22:41:00.000-05:002008-01-23T22:41:00.000-05:00Sharon,I find that to be very true!Alan,Proximity ...Sharon,<BR/>I find that to be very true!<BR/><BR/>Alan,<BR/>Proximity to lightning is a great motivator.<BR/><BR/>Mrs. Mc,<BR/>Or at least plan a little bit if you do!R.Powershttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04905593499136090763noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12006171.post-70945155204347876312008-01-23T22:18:00.000-05:002008-01-23T22:18:00.000-05:00Cuckoo in Curucu. So, the moral of the story is "D...Cuckoo in Curucu. <BR/><BR/>So, the moral of the story is "Do not go camping in Florida"?Rebecca Mecomberhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11203011427886042637noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12006171.post-56822139527258478432008-01-22T22:46:00.000-05:002008-01-22T22:46:00.000-05:00Sounds like quite the experience. Nothing like be...Sounds like quite the experience. Nothing like being in a canoe with lightning around to give you energy to paddle faster! Luckily in my experience with that situation the storm was slow and we made it to shore before it truly caught up to us. But we would have done well in the Olympics as fast as we were paddling. :)Alanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10649597561490835413noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12006171.post-80989112816287348112008-01-22T17:46:00.000-05:002008-01-22T17:46:00.000-05:00What an adventure! Sometimes the trips that don't ...What an adventure! Sometimes the trips that don't work out like we planned make the greatest memories ;)Sharonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03187791347178229107noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12006171.post-89623032575830256822008-01-22T06:45:00.000-05:002008-01-22T06:45:00.000-05:00Kathy A,mmmmmmm, doughnuts!Funny how those halos c...Kathy A,<BR/>mmmmmmm, doughnuts!<BR/>Funny how those halos can be a pass into adventure.<BR/><BR/>Vicki,<BR/>Oh it's coming up all right ... you can't hear it?R.Powershttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04905593499136090763noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12006171.post-87880150697782622992008-01-21T22:57:00.000-05:002008-01-21T22:57:00.000-05:00I just love this story. Sometimes stressful advent...I just love this story. Sometimes stressful adventures turn into the best memories. Abby has a girlfriend she has backpacked with every year since they did an outward bound trip together in 10th grade- I'm sure there are lots of tales I have yet to hear.<BR/><BR/>It's also really cool that you and Kevin have continued the friendship over the years. So if you were both 17 and he is now 50 what does this mean? There must be a milestone coming up for you.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12006171.post-74661493257941420642008-01-21T22:29:00.000-05:002008-01-21T22:29:00.000-05:00i got nothing. oh, wait -- i did have an adventur...i got nothing. oh, wait -- i did have an adventure at 17 -- some friends and i took a road trip! we met at a summer honors program at a state university, which is why our parents could see the halos over our heads, and planned this whole trip so we could "visit college campuses" and stay with friends from our honors program, various places.<BR/><BR/>ok, so a road trip is not the same. but we did end up camping at yosemite one night. and the campgrounds were full, so we ended up at some very high elevation with flimsy sleeping bags, no food, and a very large fear of bears, freezing our little urban butts off. we built a fire, spent a few hours shivering even with every item of clothing on, and voted unanimously to go find donuts before first light. <BR/><BR/>i'm pretty sure we impressed the hell out of the college campuses we visited. which were all on summer break at the time.kathy a.https://www.blogger.com/profile/14479337952651746193noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12006171.post-23651147226166238612008-01-21T21:02:00.000-05:002008-01-21T21:02:00.000-05:00Scott,The journey is more important than the desti...Scott,<BR/>The journey is more important than the destination.<BR/>Your trip sounds fun ;)R.Powershttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04905593499136090763noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12006171.post-29534910766731206432008-01-21T20:57:00.000-05:002008-01-21T20:57:00.000-05:00HTeen,Miss Adventure is a great teacher.Deb,Bounda...HTeen,<BR/>Miss Adventure is a great teacher.<BR/><BR/>Deb,<BR/>Boundary Waters, wow! Go!<BR/>I was just thinking today that we may never vacation as a family again with the girls in college, work, and competing schedules.<BR/>Go while they are your captives.R.Powershttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04905593499136090763noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12006171.post-62078966282509427872008-01-21T20:53:00.000-05:002008-01-21T20:53:00.000-05:00Wow what a walk u had FC. Reminds me of a time w...Wow what a walk u had FC. Reminds me of a time when I was a teenager 12-13 that some buddies and I were gonna paddle the Chipola from Marianna down to where it runs into the Dead Lakes at Wewa. Well we made it just passed Altha and hit the "Rapids" Look & Trimble, tipped the canoes got wet and went to a house and called the 'rents. But the journey is all the fun. <BR/><BR/>Yours in the Bond<BR/>ScottFlorida Native Musingshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07951353763289726287noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12006171.post-73311222067873542792008-01-21T20:14:00.000-05:002008-01-21T20:14:00.000-05:00What an adventure. It kind of reminds me of storie...What an adventure. It kind of reminds me of stories The Hermit tells me of when he was a kid. His parents let him explore the coast of Lake Erie, and inlet rivers, when he was maybe twelve years old, in a small boat with 2.5 horse Evinrude. <BR/><BR/>Calvin (age 10) wants to float Sand Creek down to his friend's house (less than 10 river miles) this summer. I want to take the family to the Boundary Waters before we get too old. :)Debhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07879771115420282834noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12006171.post-79421926332411866512008-01-21T19:53:00.000-05:002008-01-21T19:53:00.000-05:00I think I remember you mentioning this story a lon...I think I remember you mentioning this story a long while back. I tend to overplan things, so I would hope I would be a little more prepared :-D<BR/>Something similar did happen to me on Juniper Creek, though!<BR/>The experience is valuable.MinorcanMeteorolgisthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17095923117456588424noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12006171.post-24564801848046755482008-01-21T19:13:00.000-05:002008-01-21T19:13:00.000-05:003C,That trip is seared into my brain. The images a...3C,<BR/>That trip is seared into my brain. The images are so clear.Glad your brothers survived their adventure!<BR/><BR/>Cathy S,<BR/>Our Mom's both have whiplash.<BR/>;)<BR/><BR/>Suze,<BR/>You are in the right neighborhood. Find Palatka, then come south on 19 to the Oklawaha River, barge canal, and Rodman Dam ... now named after Sen. Kirkpatrick.<BR/><BR/>Robin,<BR/>I don't think they disconnect from the electronic network. We had no choice back then, but there was no way to call for help.<BR/><BR/>Danielle,<BR/>I use myself as a nonexample at times.<BR/><BR/>Kevin,<BR/>I rode home this way after I left St. Auggie on Sunday. The memories were pretty strong.<BR/>Good party by the way!<BR/><BR/>Swampy,<BR/>I do sometimes. I think my kids just can't imagine it.<BR/>The crest of that hill is looming over me.<BR/><BR/>Pablo,<BR/>Sometimes you are too subtle for me and I miss the point.<BR/>Help?R.Powershttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04905593499136090763noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12006171.post-36168950837864094292008-01-21T17:15:00.000-05:002008-01-21T17:15:00.000-05:00Are you sure you labeled this story correct?Are you sure you labeled this story correct?Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12006171.post-62148592018130330302008-01-21T14:50:00.000-05:002008-01-21T14:50:00.000-05:00Ah, the joys of a well-planned trip! Aren't you k...Ah, the joys of a well-planned trip! Aren't you kinda glad that was pre-cellphone days? I sort of miss those days...<BR/>And watch it with those "50" comments - I climbing that particular hill myself here in 30 days or so ;)swamp4mehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03500364141244115390noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12006171.post-87246455030611373022008-01-21T13:09:00.000-05:002008-01-21T13:09:00.000-05:00I told this story a couple of days ago. The storm...I told this story a couple of days ago. The storm crossing the lake was amazing, I remember a wall of water overtaking us and almost swamping the canoe. Not being able to see land and paddling blindly until we ran into the shore.<BR/><BR/>I had a great nap while you went to make the phone call, by the way.<BR/><BR/>I also seem to remember you'll be 50 in a couple of days.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12006171.post-42026521505041382232008-01-21T11:53:00.000-05:002008-01-21T11:53:00.000-05:00the tales we hate to relay to our children...yet t...the tales we hate to relay to our children...yet they make up the best of our memories ;)Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12006171.post-89849890162100066272008-01-21T10:58:00.000-05:002008-01-21T10:58:00.000-05:00What an experience. Is it the kind of thing young ...What an experience. Is it the kind of thing young people do these days? I wonder.robin andreahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13390482190562312928noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12006171.post-7893630115379510062008-01-21T10:57:00.000-05:002008-01-21T10:57:00.000-05:00I can't find Lake Rodman on a map. I see Lake Geo...I can't find Lake Rodman on a map. I see Lake George, which is huge and near Salt Springs - did they rename the lake?Susan Humestonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14374042568634619411noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12006171.post-60857030507847663952008-01-21T10:44:00.000-05:002008-01-21T10:44:00.000-05:00Give me hope that my own two boys may survive unti...Give me hope that my own two boys may survive until they are 50 if you and Kevin could. Sometimes I just shake my head and pray.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12006171.post-5591890041570761442008-01-21T10:10:00.000-05:002008-01-21T10:10:00.000-05:00Interesting how what you learned way back in 1975 ...Interesting how what you learned way back in 1975 stuck with you in such vivid detail. That must have been some trip! (Reminded me of my brothers...the year it snowed two feet in October up here and they were camping in the Adirondacks...they were both a lot older than 17 too and REALLY should have known better {in fact their older and wiser sister told them they were nuts}. Word is they only survived because of the beer)threecolliehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05811004278088768813noreply@blogger.com