We headed for a large island in the middle of the lake. The island had several small coves; we pulled into three of them and ate at the third. After lunch we continued our circumnavigation of the island. Both Eli and Briggs helped with the paddling. Eli had earned the canoeing merit badge at Scout camp three weeks ago, and then had taken canoeing as one of his activities at Camp Rockmont. He's got the essentials down pat!
We saw some neat boats, including a dredging barge. We were able to work on the skill of turning the canoe so as not to get too wobbly from the wakes from the larger boats!
By then it was beginning to look a little bit cloudy. We headed in; luckily no storm. We drove around a little and explored the area, thinking of places we'd like to explore next time (a train trestle bridge, Catawba River, etc.)
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