Jen and I drove down to Jeff’s Canoe Rental (yes, that is their real name) in Annapolis, MO for a day on the Black River.

We woke up at the crack of dawn 7:30, made a quick Waffle House run and two hours later boarded Jeff’s bus with a bunch of dogs and river people. We may have stuck out a bit.

It’s been well over 100 degrees all week, and after the great sunburn incident of 2011 and the angry mole of 2012, we both decided to take a few extra sun precautions. I’m happy to report minimal burning.

We also stumbled across a cheap waterproof digital camera while buying supplies… and it turned out to be a lot of fun.

We found a fairly large cave with a very cold spring running out of it. If we go again I will definitely bring a flashlight because it went on for quite a ways.

Jen did some poses and I found a rope swing.

With so much paddling to do, snacks were a must.

I look forward to going back.