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Danni and I were making great progress down the river. Sitting in the back I used the paddle to steer the canoe, while the swiftly flowing waters bore us downstream at a decent rate. “We should be at Midigo by around midnight.” I said.
She turned and gave me a small grin. “Can’t wait, I’ve had just about enough excitement for one day.”
I was about to comment when our craft bumped into a submerged object. I looked at the dark waters, worried that it might be a hippo or crocodile. I saw nothing and relaxed a little.
Suddenly Danni gave a little cry. “We’re taking on water! There’s a hole in the front.”
As the canoe began to rapidly fill with water, I paddled furiously towards the left bank of the river.
We just made it before the whole damn thing became submerged.
We jumped out and
