Eternity Hole - First Time Boating on My Injured Knee

The wednesday before last was my first time back in a boat since I hurt my knee.  I had the chance to go to the Green that day, but decided I shouldn't do the hike or do anything that remote. Instead me and Paul went to Eternity Hole to do some playboating.  I felt really weird in the boat and was nervous because of my knee. I am glad I didn't go to the Green, I felt nervous surfing this small hole, those feelings do not belong on a creek.  After a couple of cartwheels and spins and flipping over, I realized my knee was not going to be an issue at all in the boat and I loosened up. The only problem was I did not have a skull cap and got horrible brain freeze every time I flipped over, even though the air temp was in the 50's. Our session did not last too long but I snapped a few good pictures of Paul.

Paul plugging for a loop

Throwing down

Nice loop

We saw this  Nascar rig on the way there!

It was good to be back in a boat (even though I only had not boated in like 3 weeks) and it gave me the confidence in my knee to go kayaking more.

Little update on my knee: I found out I tore my ACL, I have to get surgery in May. But I can kayak until then, as long as I am not doing any crazy portages or jumping off any rocks. So until May, I am trying to go kayaking as much as possible!  After surgery, it will likely be a few months until I can boat full on again, but hopefully I can go do some real easy stuff without any hiking. Maybe the Ocoee by the end of the summer, that would be on the early side I think.  I am bummed about missing out on summer, and guiding on the Chattooga, but I have a little something in the works for winter break next year if I can raise the money to do it, that will totally make up for missing out on summer here!

-Clay