08-14-22 Adventure Rae’s b’day
I got up this morning and got ready while the ladies were checking out. After they left I stripped their bed and got laundry going before finally throwing my clothes and snacks in the car, stopping at the liquor store and heading for Moyie lake. It is my eldest child’s 38th birthday today and I was invited out to her Dad and step-mom’s cabin to spend time with them all. I was really looking forward to playing in the water, kayaking and possibly tubing behind their pontoon boat. I had been invited to stay over so even threw in my jammies.
All started getting complicated when I missed the turn off towards their place which is down a 7 km gravel road. I was instead on a different forest service road and ended up way out of the way, searching for a good spot to turn around. As I was coming down, suddenly my kayak shifted way forward and I got stopped as soon as I safely could to find the kayak was still perfectly attached but the rails had come loose and were scratching the roof of my car. I am fortunate to be as strong as I am as I had to lift the entire set up all in one down and place it on the side of the road. The kayak itself with my gear in is at least 55 pounds plus the Tulle j racks and the rails, well over my head was a lot for me to maneuver but I had no option as there was no cell reception to even call for help. I had to leave it in the grass on the side of the road in hope no one would come along and take it and head down to find reception and assistance. Bill and Lukas came to meet me on the quads once I got back to the turn off to their place that I had missed. We arranged Roger to come with a pick up and Will and Deanne who met us to so Roger and I could go retrieve the kayak, Deanne took my car to the cabin and the boys drove the quads back with Bill. Ultimately it took 4 hours to get to the cabin and it usually takes an hour at the most… sigh.
The whole time I did manage to stay calm and was grateful to finally get there and go swimming with the boys and play on the big yellow mat. It was pretty windy so when there was a calm moment Lukas and I headed out on our kayaks to go from one Moyie Lake to the other through the narrows. It has been on my bucket list of kayak adventures. We had such a great time! It was incredibly beautiful, we had great conversations as he is one smart and observant 12 year old and overall we were out for over two hours.
I picked pretty Lily pad flowers for Deanne. We made it back for a delicious bbq chicken dinner and cake for Rae complete with a fake candle made from a napkin. Ash had arrived while we were gone and only Gene was missing who had to work late. After dinner Bill took Lukas and I tubing as we had missed it later. We had a blast and Sawyer even joined us at one point. He is a brave little swimmer. They stopped the boat at one point and I swamped over as I had just pulled myself forward. I was wearing my kayaking life jacket and it boxed me to the surface easily but I could almost fall out of it and it was very heavy to swim in. I ended up taking it off and paddling toward the boat but I had an asthma attack and they ended up backing up to me in the end. I was ok, just done in.
I tried to reattach my racks so I could bring the kayak home but the roof is so damaged that I want the dealership to see it as they sold it with them attached. I loaded all the peripheral items into my car and Bill is going to bring it out for me on Wednesday when they come back to town. In the meantime I will go to the dealership and let them know what happened and see what they will do to solve it.
Over all it was a good day with the grandsons but I am exhausted and saddened that my 2022 vehicle is worse for wear. I decided to come home as I just need a sleep in my own bed.
triumphgal 