3rd Day of Our Expedition
After
waking up from our 2nd night of questionable sleep, the cooking crew
prepared some fruit, yogurt, and granola for breakfast as we packed up our bags
to finally start the actual expedition. After the tent builders broke down the
tents, we loaded the canoes to go down the river. Three miles into paddling, we met up with the Virginia Department of Game and Inland Fisheries
(VDGIF). They showed us how electrofishing works and how they use it to monitor
fish populations around the James River. After the presentation, we started
down the river again only to hit a couple of minor rapids.
When we
finally found a beach to eat lunch, we discovered a pretty cool old dam. While
we were at the beach, we started to begin cooking our daily lunch of
tortillas. To let our stomachs settle a
bit before hopping back into paddling, Dan taught us how to fish with his net.
After the nice fishing lesson, we started to head down the river only to find
the remains of the muskie fish. After Claire dissected its stomach to inspect
the innards and contents, we again moved downriver. Unfortunately, it was at
that time that we had our first canoe tip, but everyone quickly helped gather
Georgia, Autumn, and the rest of the fallen materials from the water. After the
tipping, we left the rapids and finally completed the fifteen-mile journey (our
longest stretch of the week).
We ended
with some great rice and beans and were fortunate enough to enjoy a clear,
starry night, at least for a little while. The cloud coverage was perfect
timing as all of our eyelids began to droop, so we headed off to our tents to
end our day on Oxbow Farm.
- Mason and Hugo
- Mason and Hugo
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