Canoe Trip Honeymoon

We had been planning a family canoe trip on the Sac River below Caplinger Mills today for several months (had to coordinate Justin moving back from Chicago and a weekend when Garland could be here as well as other work plans). So, when we added the wedding into the schedule for yesterday (since this was a weekend everyone was going to be here for the canoe trip anyway!), we kept the canoe trip in the plans. We all felt it was an excellent culmination of the wedding festivities. It was a low-stress, relaxing way to to visit and rest after the wedding events of the day before. Although it wasn’t a “typical honeymoon,” Richard and I felt it was perfect to get to spend such a great time with our kids, grandkids, and friends. The weather even cooperated with mostly cloudy skies (so it wasn’t so dreadfully hot as it had been). There were some rain showers off and on, but it was warm, and we could appreciate it after several weeks of no rain whatsoever.

(L-R) Dave, Amber (friends of Jennifer), Anna, Rondle, Neiphi (Rondle was my matron of honor, and Ann and Neiphi are her youngest kids), Curtis (neighbor boy), Calie, Justin, Marvin (front, Andy’s brother), Richard, Jennifer, Tina, Ricky (Jennifer’s boyfriend), Garland, Jessica, Andy, Delilah, and Bryce.

A couple of people weren’t too pleased with how they looked in their swimwear and expressed that to me . . . so I added some graphical “covering” to please those who weren’t smart enough to cover up before the photo was taken (like I did!!).

Here’s the 7 canoe and 1 kayak flotilla packing up to head down the river.