Canoeing alone down the River

 Buffalo River day 1

 Today I woke up to rain coming down. We were thinking that it was going to rain all day. When we went out to swim it was clear. Tilley, mom, and I went down to the beach while my uncle and my dad wen to get the canoes.  It took an hour to get the canoes and the car ready. My uncle and my dad had to go drop my uncle’s truck at Rush where we will finish canoeing. We finally were out on the water canoeing. On the canoe trip we saw different wildfire. We saw fish in the water, turtles in and out of the water, and a raccoon that Tilley saw before us. Tilley wanted to jump in the water to chase after it. However last time Tilley saw a raccoon she got bit. So Tilley was wining because she did not get her way. We swam in the river for 45 minutes. We finished our canoe trip in 3 hrs. and 30 minutes. That was a 7-mile trip down the River. For dinner we ate my moms friends spaghetti. We also made some homemade ice cream for dinner. We ended up having to come inside because a storm popped up. It was thundering and lightning outside. Tilley was really scared so whenever someone went to the bathroom, she would go in with him or her. Even after my uncle went to the bathroom, Tilley would stay in it. We ended up playing Skip Bo during the storm. My dad won again. So it is time to go back to sleep. Tomorrow we will go canoeing down the river again and hang out by the beach.