Thought It Was Over? Ya Tunk Wrong.

  Today's original destination was Spring River Lake, but when I got there, there was no place to put-in!  Usually I'm up for a good portage but today....hmmmmm.....not so much.  So I turned tail and headed back to good ole Tunk.  
  I didn't take a whole lot of pictures today because there weren't many new opportunities, but I did take this one.

New dry box!!

My new dry box!  It conveniently held my camera, phone, sunscreen, and keys!  And it looks nice. 
    Since it was WAY too hot to paddle very much today, I decided to try out some safety equipment.  I did not flood my boat or flip myself over, but I did pump out some lake water and inflate my paddle float.  It was pretty exciting.  Then, I decided that I had no choice but to swim.
  The hardest part of swimming was finding a goonie free area.  If you don't know what goonies are, here are some samples.

The GOONIESSSSS!!!!!

Ze grindylows, ze grindylows!!

       Goonies are gross, and I refuse to swim in or near them because the plants touch my feet and legs and it all turns into something out of a Harry Potter movie.  In fact, because of Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire, I seem to have this odd feeling that grindylows (water demons) are lurking in the goonies.  The goonies sure look like they may be hiding grindylows.  And let's not even mention the merpeople.  Anyway, finding a goonie free spot was harder than it may seem, but I was eventually able to find an area near the old Tunk put in spot to take a quick dunk.  
  Yes, it was a lovely day.  And the best part of all was the help I got from C with unloading my kayak at the end of my journey.  He didn't even get to do the fun part, and he was still willing to help me.  C, you are the best.  


      Here is a bonus shot for the day.

Ahhh, the force is strong with this one!