I
was really excited to get going on my boat trip with my Dad on
the Snohomish River. The Snohomish River is joined by Ebey, Steamboat,
and Union Sloughs. Just as we were leaving we saw two seals. I recall
from reading a book that good luck follows you when you see a seal at
the beginning of a journey. They seemed to play in the wake. We then
went to a part of the river called Steamboat Slough. On the way there,
Dad let me ride on the inner tube. I thought is was scary at first, but
then fun. Soon after that we made, or mostly I, made dinner. The dinner
was homemade bread with spaghetti and sauce. The spaghetti was fine. The
bread was over done, but it was OK! Cooking was very fun! I have always
loved being in the kitchen.
We both didn't get much sleep the first night, but we got a little
sleep anyway. This was because of all the mosquitoes! When we woke up I
had a lot of mosquito bites, and so did my Dad! Around lunch time we
stopped at Marysville to get some water and lunch. We saw otters, some
weird boats, and a sunken tug boat. That night we tried to make a fire
on the beach, but it floated away because the tide came in! Then a
teapot fell overboard so I had to take a dip and get it!
The next day we stopped for lunch in Snohomish.. We walked to the
airport and ate there. It was interesting to watch the airplanes come
and go. When we got back to the boat, the tide had gone out.... without
the boat! The boat was stuck on the beach for 6 hours! After the tide
came in we motored down the river and found a cove. The cove was
mosquito free because of the wind. The cove was beautful and perfect for
sleeping.
The next day we motored back down the river to the sloughs.
Breakfast was blackberry cobbler. We had picked the blackberries during
the six hours we were stuck in the mud! It was really misty this
morning, but then it got clear. As we left, we had to look out for a
very big log in the river. If we had hit it we would have ruined our
trip. On the final night we found a nice spot on Ebey Slough. There I
played in the mud making rivers! The mud was thick and squishy! It made weird
noises you pulled your foot out! The next morning we decided to
head home. It was just getting too hot. This trip was really
interesting. It was really nice to get to know my Dad. We just had each
other, no electronics! The worst part of the trip was the people on the
jet skis! Every time they went by they made huge waves and rocked the
boat. That wasn't fun while we were making dinner. On the way back we
saw another seal. A nice way to end the trip!
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I
was really excited to get going on my boat trip with my Dad on
the Snohomish River. The Snohomish River is joined by Ebey, Steamboat,
and Union Sloughs. Just as we were leaving we saw two seals. I recall
from reading a book that good luck follows you when you see a seal at
the beginning of a journey. They seemed to play in the wake. We then
went to a part of the river called Steamboat Slough. On the way there,
Dad let me ride on the inner tube. I thought is was scary at first, but
then fun. Soon after that we made, or mostly I, made dinner. The dinner
was homemade bread with spaghetti and sauce. The spaghetti was fine. The
bread was over done, but it was OK! Cooking was very fun! I have always
loved being in the kitchen.
We both didn't get much sleep the first night, but we got a little
sleep anyway. This was because of all the mosquitoes! When we woke up I
had a lot of mosquito bites, and so did my Dad! Around lunch time we
stopped at Marysville to get some water and lunch. We saw otters, some
weird boats, and a sunken tug boat. That night we tried to make a fire
on the beach, but it floated away because the tide came in! Then a
teapot fell overboard so I had to take a dip and get it!
The next day we stopped for lunch in Snohomish.. We walked to the
airport and ate there. It was interesting to watch the airplanes come
and go. When we got back to the boat, the tide had gone out.... without
the boat! The boat was stuck on the beach for 6 hours! After the tide
came in we motored down the river and found a cove. The cove was
mosquito free because of the wind. The cove was beautful and perfect for
sleeping.
The next day we motored back down the river to the sloughs.
Breakfast was blackberry cobbler. We had picked the blackberries during
the six hours we were stuck in the mud! It was really misty this
morning, but then it got clear. As we left, we had to look out for a
very big log in the river. If we had hit it we would have ruined our
trip. On the final night we found a nice spot on Ebey Slough. There I
played in the mud making rivers! The mud was thick and squishy! It made weird
noises you pulled your foot out! The next morning we decided to
head home. It was just getting too hot. This trip was really
interesting. It was really nice to get to know my Dad. We just had each
other, no electronics! The worst part of the trip was the people on the
jet skis! Every time they went by they made huge waves and rocked the
boat. That wasn't fun while we were making dinner. On the way back we
saw another seal. A nice way to end the trip! 
