We awoke to a quickly warming day on Thursday with mid '60s predicted and abundant sunshine. I suggested it might be a good day to check on Terri's property on the Suwannee River and try out my 9 1/2 foot dingy. Within an hour we were on our way to the riverfront lot about 20 minutes from Madison, Florida. When we arrived we found the river to be much higher than our last visit with a swift current that I estimated to be about 5 knots. This beautiful, remote place is so quiet the only sounds you hear are the swirl of the river or the call of a Whippoorwill.
We enjoyed a picnic lunch and then launched the dingy. We motored against the swift current dodging a few floating logs but developed engine trouble. I started rowing the boat to the ramp but it was a challenge across the strong current. We decided to fish from the shore but had no luck. I had hoped to see one of the many alligators on the river but rapidly floating logs were the closest things to a gator that we saw. We didn't see another boat or another person all day until we saw some people who live up the road on our returning trip home. It was a very relaxing and great day at one of our favorite getaways.
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