The first canoe trip

Shortly after purchasing our 16 Pelican we made a short trip on the San Marcos River near Luling Texas, on the Texas Parks and Wildlife Departments (TPWD) canoe trail. Norma did not know that this was how she was going to spend our anniversary and Thanksgiving. We had our base at the La Quinta in Seguine. We then drove to Seddlers Mill Park and left our bicycle, securely chained to a tree. We then drove to the junction of Hwy 90 and the San Marcos river, locked the car and launched the canoe. At first the water was rather fast and we learned quickly that I should be in the stern paddling and steering while Norma was in the bow paddling. We did the 6 miles in four leisurely hours, seeing turtles and birds along the way. After reaching the "take - out" we got on our bicycles and pedaled the miles back to where the car was, then returned to the park to pick up the canoe. A great day which gave us a good appetite, and finding out that on

Thanksgiving Day weekend small town Texas goes to sleep, so we drove to San Antonio to find some turkey to eat.