This weekend, the NextStep group went on a wafting excursion with our friendly Eno River naturalist, River Dave. It was fun. We had little inflatable kayaks that held two people. Since the Eno is so calm, only one paddle per waft was needed.. which meant I spent a fair amount of time chilling in the waft. Sweeeet.
We learned a bunch of stuff about nature. For example, did you know that the cosmic tree for the United States is the Elm tree? We took a moment to sit under the tree and listen to nature – which was mostly cicadas up in the trees. You’re supposed to go sit under a cosmic tree whenever you are looking for guidance or relaxation. Apparently if you ask a question while you’re under the tree, you’ll have a dream that night that will tell you the answer to your question. Also you can go to the cosmic tree to celebrate life occasions like anniversaries, engagements, and weddings. I couldn’t find anything on cosmic trees on the internet, so I’m not sure of the other cosmic tree meanings.
Oak made a grand announcement that our cosmic tree is not an Elm, but the Oak tree. Obviously! I guess, the cosmic tree can be whatever tree you choose. Of course that’s appropriate for us!
Midway through our excursion we stopped at the “Triangle’s best swimmin’ hole.” It was very refreshing. On the way back, Oak checked out a rope swing and a bunch of people took turns going off of it into the water. I manned our waft.
After our nice morning, we went to LeCoco restaurant / Eno River Eatery for lunch. Apparently this place is having an identity crisis… the outside says LeCoco, but the menu and website have the Eno River Eatery name. Everyone that got breakfast seemed to enjoy it, but Oak wasn’t happy with his sandwich. This just goes that when you’re in a diner, you’ve got to get the breakfast food.
In other news: my digital camera seems to be broken, so I won’t have any pictures for awhile. Boohoo!! 
We’ll be shopping for a new one soon enough.
September 1st, 2007 at 8:13 am
Use our camera!! hehe…Sounds like a grand time was had by all!!
November 13th, 2007 at 12:16 am
[...] thought.. Hellow, that’s totally our Mystic Tree! (If you don’t remember, we learned all about mystic trees from our local river naturalist, River Dave). So, we had to go. It was very impressive indeed. [...]
September 17th, 2008 at 7:09 pm
[...] start with this past weekend. Oak, Bernadette, and I went on a hike at the Eno River State Park (home of River Dave). (A random thought after reading that old entry – my Fuji camera died almost exactly a year ago! [...]
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