Elena
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okay first a little background every year my family floats the river near my grandparents house for the fourth of july that's fun for those of you who aren't from the midwest me floating the river usually involves putting in upstream on a local river with some type of flotation device or small boat you get to enjoy the beautiful scenery typically hot weather and at least for my friends and family partying your way downstream until you reach your predetermined destination
okay first a little background every year my family floats the river near my grandparents house for the fourth of july that's fun for those of you who aren't from the midwest me floating the river usually involves putting in upstream on a local river with some type of flotation device or small boat you get to enjoy the beautiful scenery typically hot weather and at least for my friends and family partying your way downstream until you reach your predetermined destination
All right. Don't worry. We always designate a driver or have a pickup ready. Don't drink and drive, my friends. Yeah.
All right. Don't worry. We always designate a driver or have a pickup ready. Don't drink and drive, my friends. Yeah.
Great, great. Great, great. Our family usually uses a combination of canoes tied together, inflatable tubes, and kayaks. Oh, that sounds fun. That does sound fun. This particular trip for normal paddlers would be three to four hours with short breaks. That sounds like a lot. My arms hurt right now from that.
Great, great. Great, great. Our family usually uses a combination of canoes tied together, inflatable tubes, and kayaks. Oh, that sounds fun. That does sound fun. This particular trip for normal paddlers would be three to four hours with short breaks. That sounds like a lot. My arms hurt right now from that.
Me too. However, when 90% of the adults are highly intoxicated and you're stopping at every sandbar for pee breaks, we usually expect six to seven hour trip. No, no. We had roughly 20 people on this year's trip with kids, seven kids under eight years old, one to two coolers in each canoe, stereo hooked up and old rock jams blasting. This is my happy place.
Me too. However, when 90% of the adults are highly intoxicated and you're stopping at every sandbar for pee breaks, we usually expect six to seven hour trip. No, no. We had roughly 20 people on this year's trip with kids, seven kids under eight years old, one to two coolers in each canoe, stereo hooked up and old rock jams blasting. This is my happy place.
Most of my favorite summer memories have been made in this section of the We're going to Google it. We're going to Google this one.
Most of my favorite summer memories have been made in this section of the We're going to Google it. We're going to Google this one.
Yeah. Hold up. Hold up. We're going to have Google say it to you.
Yeah. Hold up. Hold up. We're going to have Google say it to you.
So, most of my favorite summer memories have been made in this section of the Makoketa River. Makoketa. Makoketa. Quite honestly, this included, and I feel this is a safe space for me to say that given what happens next.
So, most of my favorite summer memories have been made in this section of the Makoketa River. Makoketa. Makoketa. Quite honestly, this included, and I feel this is a safe space for me to say that given what happens next.
So back to the trip in question. About 45 minutes into our seven-hour float, we all have a solid buzz on when my cousin, floating ahead of the group in his kayak, notices a boot floating just beneath the surface of the water. The water is muddy, but pretty clear this time of year. He tells my brother, who's slightly closer to what he assumes is just a stuck boot.
So back to the trip in question. About 45 minutes into our seven-hour float, we all have a solid buzz on when my cousin, floating ahead of the group in his kayak, notices a boot floating just beneath the surface of the water. The water is muddy, but pretty clear this time of year. He tells my brother, who's slightly closer to what he assumes is just a stuck boot.