Final Camping Dry Run and Monkey Grooming

We went for a local two night camping trip to ensure we tried out everything in the trailer. Regis cooked some trout on the stove and it was delicious. We both took showers and found that the hot water heater shuts off before we are finished with our shower. I went first and it was not surprising that it happened to me, but it also happened to Regis. He remembers having a similar problem with a prior RV and is thinking about how it was solved.

The first evening I sat outside, the flies would not leave me be.

The dogs are often reactive to new people and things and they bark. Whether we can make this work is left to be seen. As we were exiting the camper the first morning we, and the dogs, saw an armadillo in our campsite, the dogs went crazy.

I had the opportunity to kayak the Silver River again. I hauled the kayak 1/2 mile, through the woods to the launch site near the campground. From the launch, I took my time heading downstream to the pull out where Regis and the dogs met up with me. I didn’t pull the kayak out of the water fast enough to satisfy Raven who started whining. But, I saw a snake near by and had to pull out my camera further delaying my reunion. The cause for the delay was something the dogs did not understand.

We are having trouble keeping my kayak strapped down without the straps loosening up. There is something about the design of the Hobie Lynx that makes it difficult to strap down. We tried four straps on the way home and it seems to be working.

While kayaking, I heard loud noises ahead and was a bit scared. I was alone along the river and it sounded like Sasquatch was ahead. It turned out to be a bunch of monkeys and it was grooming time.

Later, I heard similar loud noises and thought I would see some monkeys, but it was a bunch of squirrels.

Here are a few other favorite pictures from my kayak trip along the Silver River.

I came upon some activity on the water which I thought was insects. I had trouble getting a photo because of how quick they are. This is my best photo and it appears to be fish. If anyone knows what it is let me know. I tried to upload to iNaturalist but it isn’t able to give a preliminary guess.