Paddling Edna (Part 2) Into the Sea

How a Backyard Creek Provided One Couple Access to the Sea by Kayak

LaNae Abnet

• Publisher: Palmetto Publishing
• Year: 2023
• eBook ISBN: 9798822912854
• Edition: 1
• Topic: History
• Subtopic: Historical Biographies
• Index: History

One woman's remarkable journey by kayak

We all have dreams for the future, some irrational and some unbelievable. But inevitably something holds us back from turning our wildest dreams into a reality. We allow doubt and fear to creep in, and we never realize our potential to live out our ambitions. While waiting on the embankment too afraid to jump in, our dreams languish. So how do we find the courage to go for it? LaNae Abnet took a leap of faith, left the riverbank, and journeyed to the Gulf of Mexico.

LaNae and her husband traveled by kayak 1600 miles from the source of the Wabash River to the Gulf of Mexico. Paddling Edna (part 2) Into the Sea picks up where her previous book, Paddling Edna (part 1), left off and finishes the story as LaNae and her husband kayak the remaining 971 miles on the lower Mississippi River from just below Cairo, Illinois, to the Gulf of Mexico. An intimate narrative, LaNae relates not only the events and challenges of each day but also her observations, musings, philosophies, and fears. LaNae eagerly embraces the unexpected and is always on the lookout for truly remarkable experiences.

The perfect read for any outdoor enthusiast, Abnet's story demonstrates how ordinary people can accomplish the extraordinary; and her outlook is an inspiration to adventure seekers of all ages.

Table of contents

• Cover
• Copyright
• Title
• Table of Contents
• In Memory
• Acknowledgements
• The Story Behind the Chapter Titles
• Read This First
• The Inspiration
• Background
• If You Find a Name like Ezra, You Don’t Give It Up
• You Don’t Expect Your Relative to Show up with a Goat
• And Then the Government Ran Out of Pot (guest writer John)
• That White Butt Never Lies
• Your Words Are like Swarming Birds That Never Land
• We’re Here for the Head Shaving Event
• Every Hour Another Baby Is Born Naked
• All I Wanted Was a Colonoscopy
• Don’t Put Your Baby on the Bar—It's Sticky
• If I Don’t Tell a Lie Once in a While, You Won’t Appreciate the Truth
• Why Can You Pick My Boogers and I Can't
• It's About a Cigarette's Distance from Here
• Your Condom Money Just Flew Everywhere (guest writer John)
• Two Big Hams
• I Don’t Want to Talk About Dead People Anymore (guest writer John)
• Two Bucks for the Beer, the Food Is Free
• Maddox and Landon Tried to Lift a Bench to Get Girlfriends
• I Forgot to Think About the Thing I Needed to Think About
• “Stairway to Heaven” Was My Bathroom Song (guest writer John)
• We’re STILL Almost There
• Currently There Is a Yukon-Wide Ukulele Shortage (guest writer John)
• Exactly Where IS Tarnation (guest writer John)
• Will My Life Be Complete? (I’ll Die Before I Know)
• Life's Better with a Kickstand (guest writer John)
• It's Never Too Late (Unless, of Course, You Wait Until It's Too Late)
• I’m Not Naked—I Have Socks On
• I Didn’t Want to Fall in Love with That Grape
• Their Absurdity Makes Me Look Normal
• There's No Time for Not Knowing
• ...And Now the Cops Are Here
• Well, He Hasn’t Dropped the Baby Yet
• Go to the Embassy—the Piano Is Leaking (guest writer John)
• The Older I Get, the Older Old Is (guest writer John)
• Don’t Get Beaned by a Cobble
• It Was a Paper Bag Experience
• I’m Just Glad I Realized I Was Dumb
• That's What I Get for Tryin’ to Pick the Pretty One
• He Sleeps with His Glasses on So He Can See His Dreams (guest writer John)
• You’re Not a Certified Tree Removal Expert (guest writer John)
• At First Light, I Slipped Three Stools Over the Side of the Boat
• Just Because It Rhymes Doesn’t Mean It Should Be Sung (John with guest writer LaNae)
• There Was a Pig Event
• If the Picture Moves, It's a Video (guest writer John)
• Apparently, That Piece Was Necessary
• How Long Is He Going to Leave His Pants on the Porch
• I Can Buy a New Guitar Because My Husband Bought a Cannon (guest writer John)
• I Had a Near Death Experience at a Pancake House
• Why Do All the Slow Boats Go to China
• Learned It at Sam's Club—Confirmed It at Home
• What Did People Do Before Valve Stem Tools
• The Beginning “If a trip like this doesn’t change me, there is something wrong.”
• About the Author