Experiences

Yes, I’m off on a blog blather. Faithful readers know that signals that a trip is impending.

Tomorrow I depart for Georgia. When people ask about it and hear the details, most arch their eyebrows.

The genesis was a trip I did to Florida on a lark a few months ago. I went down to kayak for a long weekend with a paddling club. Even most of them didn’t fully understand why I would do that, even given that the schedule of events was interesting. One who did get it suggested another adventure that might appeal to me.

He told me that a club in Georgia had an annual event on Groundhog Day. They paddled a river and diverted to a former mine tunnel that contained whitewater. Emerging from the other end, they deemed themselves human groundhogs. He thought that was just funky enough to resonate with me. He was right.

I posted it on our paddling group’s web site and soon had a band of merry pranksters to accompany me. They share the same zeal for experiences.

And, that’s really what it’s all about.