Took the day off from work to hit the river and see about a nice largemouth and grits supper.

Took the Townie3 and utility trailer loaded with the 25 qt. cooler, my pack and two casting outfits down the road to the canoe livery. They were closed when I got there so I got on the cell to their office. No answer, but found out by the recorded message that they've gone to their winter hours, which means closed on Tuesdays and Wednesdays.

"BAAAAH!!! WTF??!!!"

It wasn't the ride that caused the consternation, but the missed bass and grits dinner. Oh well, I'll be back Thursday of next week. Can't do it tomorrow because I need to get a project at work finished up. Looks like grits and mullet again tonight.

The ride was very nice, ~3 miles one way, oak canopy road, very little traffic, no bugs, cool, almost chilly in khakis and a T-shirt. The pieces of PVC pipe that I Zip-Tied to the frame of the trailer to carry fishing rods vertically worked very well.