CHAPTER 11 BIG BEARS AND RAINY TENTS
The first week and a half passed quickly for the ducks. By the seventh day they had their pattern down pat. Every morning they would get up around nine. Then they would eat breakfast. After breakfast the group would walk down to the river, towards the rafts. They would be on the river until about three in the afternoon. Then they would hang out or swim for a few hours, then eat.
But on the eighth day, trouble struck. The weather turned really bad around lunchtime, so the Ducks pulled out of the river, to set up camp. They quickly set up camp and ate lunch. Then they headed out to find some dry firewood…but, while they were gone, something visited their camp.
"Hey, Russ, you need some help?" asked Fulton.
"No, man, I got it," Russ said as he struggled with a large pile of somewhat dry wood.
"I think we got enough wood," said Charlie, looking around at the large stacks everyone was carrying.
"Well sure we do fellas'," said Dwayne, "Did the matches get wet, 'cause ya know I can start a fire without matches."
"Ya, we know," Guy said, "You know guys we really should…"
"Oh, my gosh," said Julie, "Look at our tent." Connie and Julie's tent was spread out all over the campsite and torn to shreds.
"What are we going to do," asked Connie?
The first week and a half passed quickly for the ducks. By the seventh day they had their pattern down pat. Every morning they would get up around nine. Then they would eat breakfast. After breakfast the group would walk down to the river, towards the rafts. They would be on the river until about three in the afternoon. Then they would hang out or swim for a few hours, then eat.
But on the eighth day, trouble struck. The weather turned really bad around lunchtime, so the Ducks pulled out of the river, to set up camp. They quickly set up camp and ate lunch. Then they headed out to find some dry firewood…but, while they were gone, something visited their camp.
"Hey, Russ, you need some help?" asked Fulton.
"No, man, I got it," Russ said as he struggled with a large pile of somewhat dry wood.
"I think we got enough wood," said Charlie, looking around at the large stacks everyone was carrying.
"Well sure we do fellas'," said Dwayne, "Did the matches get wet, 'cause ya know I can start a fire without matches."
"Ya, we know," Guy said, "You know guys we really should…"
"Oh, my gosh," said Julie, "Look at our tent." Connie and Julie's tent was spread out all over the campsite and torn to shreds.
"What are we going to do," asked Connie?