Our friend Bob Dykema has boated in this area quite a bit and recommended that we visit Bad River. The crossing from Hopewell Bay was a little rough, but we made it. This was one of the highlights of our trip so far. The rocks are shades of pink and orange, and are gorgeous! We cruised to the back of the river and anchored. Other boats were there as well, some tied to rings in the rock face and some tied to shore. A few people were there by boat to camp in tents.
We put the dinghy in, and rode up the nearby rapids (they are gentle rapids) and back down again. Ryder rode with us, of course. I found the rock formations and patterning quite interesting. We stopped at a place where we could secure the dinghy and climb up the rocks. The view was spectacular! There were wild blueberries growing all over. The blueberries are small and not as sweet as what we’re used to, but they are everywhere.
Once the sun was well down and it was very dark, I went out to look at the stars. I was thinking that in August meteors/shooting stars are most active. It was truly amazing! I could see more stars than I have ever seen before. I did see a few shooting stars as well. I wake up a few times a night, so I am taking advantage of that to go out and look. Years ago, when the kids were much younger, we took them out on the boat in the middle of the night to look for shooting stars. We went out into the Wilmington River past Steve’s parents’ house to reduce ambient light. It worked, but it was nothing like this!
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