Paddling under Palmettos — page 178: what you’re looking at

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Paddling Under Palmettos. 171 sudden changes in Florida weather, and knew that these things might not be depended on. In ten minutes, with a change of tide the wind might pass to the north and then east, kicking up a terrible sea, in which such diminutive craft would have small chances for living. Under such distressing circumstances they had already formed their plans. They would take no chances. As soon as the wind veered to east of north, and without waiting for the sea to come up, they would turn their boats toward the shore and beach them. The canoes could be carried beyond the reach of the waves, and a camp made back in the scrub, where they could await a favorable turn in the wind ere continuing their voyage to Lake Worth. It was well to provide for emergencies, even though such occasions might not arise. The wind remained west of north, and they had a delightful run of ten miles or so. Archie enjoyed it perhaps more because it was his first canoe trip outside, and there was a tingling of the nerves, produced by excitement, while the t Gomicbooks (E(0)