My friends and I would go down to the creek in the woods near out little country village and we would float down the creek in inner tubes for hours at a time in the Summertime. Those were the days when creeks were actually safe to swim in and there were plenty of critters and creatures …sunfish….catfish…turtles….frogs…crayfish….all kinds of interesting things —- and some frightening things too …. things like water moccasin snakes and snapping turtles.
But we were carefree and it was summer time and there wasn’t all that much to do in town so we came to our secluded wooded sanctuary for the peace, the quiet and the adventure.
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Because I never learned to swim, I did love to just lie on an old inner-tube and float around the lake in the local park. I can still remember the rubbery smell of the thing.
Best wishes, Pete.
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Summer in my youth was a magical time….adventure lay around every turn. chuq
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