Using a kayak for groceries
Our creek went down enough to
get across on the
log.
It felt a little dicey
walking on it with a full back pack, so we decided to use the kayak to
ferry our groceries and chicken feed.
We'll be ready for the next
100 year flood by having one of the kayaks in the barn on this side of
the creek.
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About us: Anna Hess and Mark Hamilton spent over a decade living self-sufficiently in the mountains of Virginia before moving north to start over from scratch in the foothills of Ohio. They've experimented with permaculture, no-till gardening, trailersteading, home-based microbusinesses and much more, writing about their adventures in both blogs and books.
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Mom --- You can see the roofers' hand rope near the top of the photo. Even after three years, it's still strong and in very good shape. Makes walking on the log much easier. The water has slowed down a lot, but is still probably over our heads there.
Deb --- You know me well.
You guys might consider installing a permanent kayak guide rope. You could order some Amsteel or Dacron rope, both of which are UV and rot resistant and crazy strong, and string it across the creek between two trees that are outside the flood zone at it's peak. If you position it so it would have stayed out of the water even during this flood, you can be pretty certain that in the next flood, it should also be out of the water.
You could use this to pull yourself across the creek in a kayak or canoe in case of another grocery run, or worse, an emergency that requires a quick evacuation of the farm.