The RiverVenture Journal

With alligators to his left, and wind and waves to his right, Richard is between a rock and a hard place…

Richard breaks through to the Rimini Swamp, a Coastal Plain lowland environment teeming with wildlife.

After a long day of alligators and flat slow water, Richard’s Santee River leg transitions into Lake Marion.

Richard’s adventure takes him deeper into the heart of the Coastal Plain, where he is greeted by one of its most famous residents.

Thanks for your patience folks,

There have been a lot of requests for the end of Richard’s trip, and yes we are indeed working on it. A technical problem that prevented us from editing new videos was remedied tuesday, and we’ll be working to get the rest of the journey published asap. Richard’s journey through the Santee/Lake Marion area continues tomorrow! We also plan to leave the site up for some time, so please return as often as you like. In the meantime:

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Hey Folks,

Richard here. Now that I’ve completed my “Riverventure,” I am looking forward to taking you through the last leg of my trip in my “virtual canoe.” In the meantime, I’ve enjoyed reading your comments and wanted to personally address one from “Day 13 lives up to its name.”

First I’d like to provide my sincere apology for any impression that I might have inadvertently given that downplayed the National Park Service’s efforts in reuniting me with my boat. I am exceedingly grateful for their help, for without it my trip would have been a relatively short one. As the person who commented suggests, the problem that I got myself into was indeed for lack of tying up my boat. I hope our audience of boaters out there learns from my lapse in judgment.

The Congaree National Park’s rescue and recovery is obviously centered on securing a person’s safety, making their time and effort in retrieving my boat above and beyond. Luckily I was safe, healthy, and had a map and GPS. This was one of a few times I was humbled along the way. You’ll be seeing more about how to avoid my mistake in an the next week or two, including tips from Congaree National Park Rangers.

So be sure to check back soon, and keep sending those comments in.

Richard Bernabe.

Hey Folks,
There’s quite a bit more to Richard’s “RiverVenture”, but we have a technical snafu in our way at the moment. Thanks for staying tuned and we encourage you to comment in the meantime. We’ll bring you the good, the bad, and the ugly of the last leg of his journey very soon. Thanks again to all of our comment providers. Keep up the good work!
Riverventure.

On the morning of day 14, we caught up with Richard at the 601 bridge.