GeorgiaGirl
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Question for y'all in SC that will show that I'm still beaming a bit from going to the lowcountry, though I'm probably not going to go all the way back to Charleston/Edisto.
How do you feel about DIY tubing? Is it possible to find an area in Givhans Ferry State Park where you can do good tubing runs that aren't a full hour or is just going with the tubing service a better idea?
Secondary and close to an hour closer too... is DIY possible in Columbia in the Congaree/Saluda River?
I don't have a tube, but if doing it DIY style is realistically possible in one of these rivers, I might go get one (and if it's a waste of money, I'll wave off my parents and attempt a full short run with one of the tubing services without them coming along). And sadly, tubing in the Savannah River is really not recommended if you're curious.
This idea somehow has now turned into something completely different btw. We're probably still going to Saluda Shoals, but my dad has talked me out of tubing as he doesn't want to be away from my wheelchair bound mom for 2 hours. We might get in the river or go to Lake Murray though, and I kind of baited my dad into another return trip to the Congaree but that will be much later.
I recently before this went to Columbia on my own for the first time in 7 years to go to the zoo ha (first time since I was very little there). It was the second time in quite a while that I did a long distance drive and while my little Civic handled well (too well as I struggled to get down to a lower speed limit when I got to the Columbia limits), my back tightened up and that concerns me as I still have the idea that I am going to put myself behind the wheel for a longer trip in a few weeks.