... the lead airboat was sunk in the trail ahead of us! Our driver took his foot off the gas and headed for a tree to stop the boat.

The classic "Well, shucks " headscratch.

As they brought their stuff over from the sunk boat the men told us what had happened. When they came around the corner they hit something in the trail that hadn't been there before...and it hit back!

The prop cage was knocked into a tree branch which caught it and jerked the boat to a sudden stop. The driver immediately shut the engine down to minimize damage to the prop or engine.

Tom, riding on the foot rest, was impelled forward both by the sudden stop of the boat and thoughts of a shattered propeller. As he flew face first into the trail (in company with whatever had hit them!) he was partially run into the muck by the boat he had just left.

Tom is over 6 ft. tall and had to wade in water up to his armpits to hand his wallet over to Sammie.

To this day he cannot understand how the water was so deep on him but neither of the airboaters (both under 6 ft.) got wet higher than mid-thigh!

They said "It's just a matter of knowing where to step."

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