Sold a boat from the fleet this weekend, a warhorse of a canoe I picked up a few years ago when my morning run took me past a yard sale. A good boat, an accommodating family boat that met our needs at the time. And a boat that will now be repurposed in much the same way, purchased by a fellow from Greenville who wants to start taking family trips with his wife and 5-year-old son.
“Where do you like to paddle down there?” I asked.
“Contentnea Creek,” he replied. And that sent me into wavy-line-dream-time, recalling a trip my daughter and I took a couple years back on a stretch of Contentnea just above where it empties into the Neuse. A peaceful, and at this point relatively wide creek with a lazy current and beaches made for landing and taking a dip on a hot summer’s day. A day much like today.

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It’s the Fourth of July and we are off! We’re paddling today, so it seemed appropriate to dig into the archive and share with you one of our favorite paddles past — on Contentnea Creek, in the coastal plain.

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Today’s 90-Second Escape: A summer’s paddle

I’ve been living in a heavy fleece jacket for the past week. I dream of living in shorts, sandals and a t-shirt. For the foreseeable future, that does not appear likely to happen.

Thus, we must be content to live with memories of warm-weather escapes past. This paddle trip, and related dip, on Contentnea Creek from last summer, for instance.

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Today’s 90-Second Escape: Contentnea Creek

Summertime, and an adventurous type’s thoughts turn to anything involving water. In my case, paddling on that water rises to the top of the list.

This summer, we’re making an effort to explore the plethora of paddling options in eastern North Carolina. N.C. State University’s Coastal Paddle Trails project lists more than 2,500 miles of documented paddle trail in the area largely defined as east of I-95. We paddled a stretch downstream from Grifton (and, because of the mild current, we were able to avoid a shuttle and paddle back up) shortly before it becomes part of the Neuse River. The Father’s Day paddle, a tradition with my daughter, Hana, was made more special by meeting Brian at the put-in. (That’s Brian in the yellow kayak.)

Enjoy the ride. We’ll be sharing more from eastern North Carolina’s waterways throughout the summer.

Learn more about paddling Contentnea Creek, and other eastern North Carolina waterways, by visiting the Great Outdoor Provision Co. online adventure guide.

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