We got an early start to a day of canoeing the Roanoke River near Williamston today. Heavy downpours on the way didnt deter us. It hasnt rained for more than an hour a week in MONTHS so to be sure the rain would pass relatively quickly. It did, but it came back later with a vengeance! Kim and I got about an hour and a half up the river when it started to sprinkle bringing the "should we turn around debate". And after a minute or two we decided that though we hadnt obtained our goal of reaching the Conine Creek the darkening skies and ever increasing rain were leaving us no choice but to turn back. Then the rain really started to fall. A few minutes of panic then simple acceptance. We had to stop several times when the rain got too hard to bear and to bail out the canoe. Pretty cool! Previous to the rain we spotted a pair of bald eagles and slowly chased them down river for a while.One of the videos is of one of the bald eagles. Great trip! Kudos to Martin county for the clean and very nice wilderness river access and for their amazing and beautiful roanoke wilderness.
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