1. There is a logjam towards the end of the race that is 1 mile long. That'll be an interesting portage...
2. 10 years ago a woman had her rib broken and lung punctured
by an alligator gar (see photo) jumping into her boat (they can apparently be as long as 4-5 feet and are attracted to the lights on the canoes at night).
3. When the water is low (as it is very much so now), the alligators towards the bottom of the river tend to spend a lot more time on the river banks, as there is no other water for them to hang out in. They also apparently are very docile in these conditions, so we can expect to paddle right past them without them doing any more than casting a wary glance in our direction (we hope!).
4. We're told that spiders could be more of a worry than alligators, but we're trying to ignore this new piece of information...
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