Thursday, July 28, 1988

Rode up to check-in buliding.  Went across highway (where we'd end up).  Left car.  Guy took us four and two canoes up to Indian Springs.  Saw 2 guys and a lady walking.  Started.  Jeremy and me, Harry and Darrin in canoes.  They had the cooler of food.  We had soda.  Harry tipped their canoe first bend.  Paddled.  Stopped couple of times.  Found natural spring with a cave.  Jeremy and I explored up until the light ended.  Ate dinner there (balogna and salami sandwiches).  Left there.  Asked deaf guy our location.  Silly.  Soon came up on rafters (in inner tubes).  Jeremy and I had around 10 junior high girls hanging on.  Darrin and Harry went on.  Came up to a thin, fast rapid.  Rested.  Swam.  Lost the girls.  Went on.  Found them.  Hung on again.  Went on.  Really got tired of canoeing.  Every once in a while we "bungied."  Got back.  Drove to cabin.  Showered.  Have really bad sunburn on legs, arms, face.  Went to Steelville and whole bunch of other towns.  Got ketchup at dumb store.  Got bored.  Came here.  Ate pizzas, watermelon, hotdogs.  Circused out.  Darrin went to bed around 8:30pm.  Jeremy, Harry and I went to game room.  They played pool.  Harry played Defender and Ms. Pacman.  Came home.  Went to bed.  Jeremy stayed up reading Mystic Places, smoking a pipe.  Harry called DeAnn.  Heard original "Hog" tape.  Harry came back.  Went to sleep.  Woke up and it was raining till 7:30am.  Now it's stopped.  I'm writing this.  We've all showered.  Looking at road map of USA.  Gonna do something today...