Columbia to Lake Marion on the Congaree River

[@dellalderman8011]

Yep. Now that was a good video. Thanks for putting it on.

[@0fficialnomad]

Thank you! I'm about to go on a solo canoe camping adventure in Florida, so stay tuned.

[@pdiddly6347]

This is awesome! I grew up in Greenville and had no idea you could do this on our rivers

[@0fficialnomad]

Yeahhhh!!! Once I found out just how many rivers are all around us, I realized that we can travel about anywhere by water. It's like having public highways of water everywhere, without the traffic to deal with. Lol 😂

[@onionnine]

The drama is riveting. 🥰

[@0fficialnomad]

Ohh you should have been in the moment of some of that. It got intense on multiple occasions.

[@onionnine]

@@0fficialnomad I would have freaked out seeing the alligator. Then you got in the water! I was screaming at my phone "NOOOOOO!" 🤣

[@0fficialnomad]

@@onionnine All the gators I've seen in person, avoid human activity. But you can bet that if I'm in the water, it's clear and I can see the bottom for a ways. Lol

[@piperlong544]

​@onionnine Aligators scare me too. I am in Cleveland, Ohio and the Coast Guards spotted an aligator in Lake Erie and they're trying to catch him. I stay on my boat. I don't go in the water!

[@piperlong544]

​@@0fficialnomadThe trick is, stay out of the water when aligators are around, unless I see rednecks in the water. That's how I know it's safe! 😀👍

[@piperlong544]

Hey Nomad. Nice boat. I have questions: 1.) Does your boat have a planeing hull, or a displacement hull? 2.) Does it have a fixed keel, a swing keel, or a daggerboard? 3.) What make / model / length is she? I am considering doing a sailboat to trawler conversion on my Freedom 21 sailboat. She has a fixed 500 lb. shoal keel that has a 2 and a half foot draft and a displacement hull like a pirate ship. I Googled it and it says trawlers are displacement hulls, and outboard engines are okay on trawlers too. My boat has a Mercury 4 stroke. Not sure how many horsepower, but full speed she seems to go 6 or 7 knots.

[@denisedaigle7006]

Great video

[@0fficialnomad]

Thanks Denise!

[@denisedaigle7006]

@@0fficialnomad you are very welcome

[@ernalabeau9093]

is that an alligator jumping in the water?

[@0fficialnomad]

Yeah it was pretty large, and hard to tell on the video because it was so far away.

[@wayneparsons2569]

Lol....looks a great adventure

[@0fficialnomad]

It is.

[@kennyscott8998]

if the game warden catches you cooking a striper that small you want have a good day!!

[@0fficialnomad]

No worries, the fish I cooked wasn't the same fish I caught, nor from the same day. The one I cooked was HUGE, but unfortunately I can't claim the catch because it was given to me by a passing boater. I appreciate the warning though, I realize that not everyone knows the regulations.

[@leelamb494]

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