This is the third time we have paddled this section of the river. The first time Joy and I did the paddle was on March 30th and it took us 6 and a half hours to complete the section. I remember coming home after this 25 mile paddle and questioning how in the heck I planned to paddle 260 miles. I was very sore after this paddle and I knew I had a long way to go to get ready for the race. This last weekend we did this stretch in 5 hours and 45 min. When we got off the water I was still ready to paddle some more. It is wonderful feeling the level of progress we have made over the last three months of training. We are now in charge of the canoe and we can pretty manage past any obstacle that comes our way. We were pleased to see that the "river faries" had come and cut a path through one of the log jams and that the large log jam is almost at a level that we can pass through it. We know that we will complete this section at night so it was great seeing it one more time before the race. This trip was extra special because Deb and Ginsie paddled along with us using single blades. It was great having company on the water. We had fun laughing about our adventures in training over the last few months.
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