Thanks to everyone for making Kickoff Weekend a huge success!

Lucy's Revenge Kickoff Weekend was July 10-11, and was a huge success. Fifty people were on hand for the Launch on Old Fort Bayou. Thirty Paddlers took on 10 miles Saturday to help bring attention to Alzheimer's Disease and to raise money for research and support services. Another 10 paddled 8 miles on Davis Bayou on Sunday.

Special thanks to Camellia Home Health and Hospice for being a Gold Level Sponsor, and to the Land Trust for the Mississippi Coastal Plain for their conservation work and providing such an excellent resource for paddlers on Old Fort Bayou. Also, a big thank you to Gulf Hills Resort and Hotel for providing such incredible hospitality, and The Shed BBQ Joint for helping us end the paddle with some excellent grub. Finally, thanks go to South Coast Paddling Company. Melissa Johnson was available to take my call anytime over the weekend, and Paul Nettles did an excellent job giving our first time paddlers a quick lesson and shuttled us anywhere we needed to be.

Only one yakker flipped their boat (my nephew, who was likely clowning around and did it on purpose). We saw dolphin on both days, and found there is much to explore on the coast, and much fun can be had despite the oil spill. We didn't see a drop of oil!

To my friends at the Alzheimer's Association, thank you for the support, we're off to an excellent start! Next up: 35 miles on the Wolf River July 16-18. Details will be available soon.

Miles traveled this weekend: 18
Miles traveled in July: 18
Miles Traveled this Region: 18
Total Miles Traveled: 18