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Last Sunday Bill and I went back to Brooker Creek for a short paddle. Bill had worked Saturday and was somewhat exhausted and Fiona had a head cold and elected to stay in bed and sleep in.The creek was even calmer than it had been in our previous paddle. After spotting our turtle on the log (who seems to have a friend) we paddled quickly under McMullen Booth Road and up the smaller, windy parts of the creek. There was another smaller road with a bridge that we were able to navigate under. This left us in a small part of the creek where we had to get out and port the canoe. It was way easier than I expected. We then went under a very low bridge (I had to duck all the way down and Bill did all the paddling) we ended up on a golf course. since we had been out for almost two hours we elected to turn around at this point.Taking the other branch of the creek back we came upon a large tree entirely blocking our way. Rather than turning back, I got out on the log and Bill lifted the canoe over the tree. I rejoined him and the canoe a little further downstream. Again, not nearly as difficult as I expected. The return trip was relaxing as the current takes you back and you just have to steer. The turtles were back on the log as we passed. There is about 20 minutes of paddling when you hit the open water and maneuver back to the ramps. Even though there are always other boats (almost exclusively power boats) we have never had to wait for an open ramp.
