Kayak - Current River from Aker's Ferry

 Kayak - Current River

We loaded up vehicles at 8:30 and headed once again to Aker's Ferry.  We split into two groups.  Some in the group were planning to do an 8 mile paddle, and other's 18.  The temperature once again started low, at 69 degrees.  We paddled from Aker's Ferry to Pull Tite in a beautiful, mist-covered river.  After about two hours we stopped for lunch and noticed the continually darkening sky was even darker.  We quickly put on our ranger and got on the river.  Sure enough, the skies opened up!  We paddled quickly in the constant rain for about 2 hours.  When we saw lightning, we paddled even faster knowing we were near Pull-Tite. We got to Pull-Tite and ran from our kayaks to the pavilion where others had already sought cover.  William and Mike had their trucks already at this access so they took some drivers down to Round Spring so we could all load up and call it a day.  The longer we stood under the pavillion, the colder we got and we started digging into our dry bags looking for warmer clothes and some shared what little they had with others.  After about an hour, the rain stopped, we were warmer and we felt encouraged to finish the paddle.  So when the trucks returned, we separated into 2 groups - one group finished for the day and those that wanted to paddle further.  Six of us decided to paddle on.  Even as late as it was in the day, the mist stayed on the river and the sun never fully came out.  We made excellent time and finished the last 9 miles in about three hours.