The Wild Water by Alec Thompson

On the Rebel Tribe’s third expedition to Florida, we had a 27-mile paddle day on the Suwannee River. It was a warm sunny Florida day and we had already paddled 2o miles. We were paddling at a good rhythm and we heard the sound of rapids and thought we had miscalculated the river plan. We knew the river was low and we didn't expect the river to have rapids.  We looked ahead and saw some small rapids. The next thing we saw as we approached the rapids was a huge gulf sturgeon jump out of the water and land to my left. It surprised my boat (Chris and I) and it surprised Sophie’s boat (Sophie and Aaron).  After stopping before the rapids we saw two more jump. Then Sophie called out to be ready to run the rapids. Sophie’s Boat when first, then it went in this order: Jon( who was in the solo boat), Alex and he- shall-not-be-named, Chris and I, and finally Doug and Coley. It was a wild ride and Chris and I barely touched a sunken log in the water and got some water in our boat. It was really exciting and we finished it without any flip-over’s.  We paddled the rest of the day rapid free and made it to camp before sunset. This expedition was filled with fun and adventure, so I hope Costa Rica is the same way.  Our second to last expedition is coming up fast! it will be a fun filled and hopefully be a awsome ride, and many stories will be coming back from costa rica.