The end of the rafting trip came way too soon. Jacob did a great job of paddling into the heavy winds and then it was time to pack up and leave the river. Sally & I headed to Reedsport where we had dinner and crashed early. The next morning we briefly tried our hand at Sally's new little kayak which was very difficult to control and then taught Sally how to peddle and sail the sailyak. She was a natural, so we both hopped on the sailyak and headed to the Umpqua in search of some wind. We found some but it was mostly in gusts and with the added weight of me and the light winds we were only able to max out at about 5 mph. It was great fun nevertheless and I was pleased at how well the sailyak handled with 2 on board. An added bonus was that we saw a pair of bald eagles on a sandbar near us - I had only seen one before in Reedsport. This day also ended way too early as Sally had to get back to Oregon City ... so we headed back to my dock and off she went.
Thanks to John and Ginger for organizing this trip and inviting me along. Thanks to Candace for the use of her raft and kayak and teaching me to row the raft. Thanks to Jacob for being such a happy fellow and great tent mate. And a special thanks to Sally for talking me back into going along after I had cancelled out ... it was a blast.
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