If you think this picture is wild, wait until you hear the "Rest of the story".....Tom and I purchased a 14' canoe a few weeks ago and took it out for our third voyage yesterday. It was a blistering 90 + degrees, but still beautiful on Lake Moultrie. We had been paddling the streams and canals for about 2 hours. These canals are known for their alligators, so we were careful to keep a watch out for them. I had my handy camera safely hanging around my neck so that I did not drop it in the water. I heard Tom (who was at the back of the boat) say " I think we are taking on water"...and we were. It was up to his feet. I wanted to quickly row for the safety of shore, but he wanted to row back to where we put the canoe in the water. About 2 minutes later, I looked back and the canoe was half full of water. Just as I got out the words "WE ARE SINKING" to Tom, the back half of the canoe sunk and Tom was in the water. Seconds later, so was I, with my camera hanging safely around my neck. All I could think of was the alligators. So I swam hard and fast for the shore, carefully climbing up on the grass careful to avoid any snakes. The contents of the canoe were merrily floating downstream......Tom managed to recover all of our goods, including the canoe. We lost a cell phone, but were grateful since we still had all of our limbs....the camera did not work, imagine that.......We piled everything back into the canoe and paddled safely to shore. The moral of the story is that you do not put all of your weight (sorry, Tom) in the back of the canoe. Between Tom, the trolling motor and the battery, the back end of the boat was sinking lower and lower as the day went on.I know that my Guardian Angels are wanting to organize since they work so much overtime watching over us. I am so grateful for the outcome, knowing what COULD have happened. God is indeed good. And would you believe, the camera now works! Go Kodak!
