Los Flemings

We made one last foray to the Nantahala River this past weekend before it was shut off for maintenance on the power plant until mid-December (and also to squeeze in one more trip before it got too chilly). Mame and I canoed together on Saturday and participated in the 1st Annual NOC Pumpkin Pursuit.

The pursuit consisted of chasing pumpkins and rubber ducks in the river above, through and below Nantahala Falls. Each pumpkin was numbered and corresponded to a prize given out later in the evening. Mame did a great job as our pumpkin scooper bringing in four of the squashes and one rubber ducky. She even collected one above the falls while her paddle went under the canoe. She managed to get the pumpkin and retrieve her paddle all in one smooth motion.


Sunday we were back out on the river for another beautiful fall afternoon. The excitement was that Mame paddled our open canoe solo while I tried out my new C-1 (like a kayak but you kneel instead of sit and use a single bladded paddle). It was her first time down the entire river solo and she did a great job.




Lodging for the weekend was in the Yurt village at Falling Waters Resort.




Meanwhile, Sam had a blast visiting with Dandy and Granddaddy Frank. Saturday's highlight was a trip to the Western Carolina football game (Sam's first). The plan was to stay for a half plus the half-time band show but Sam was so enthralled they stayed all the way through the game including overtime.