If you’re paddling in a group with Cheryl Smith, you may want to stay ahead of her. “What I’ve learned from these trips is, you get a water gun and you park yourself around a bend,” she said matter-of-factly. “And when people come paddling around the bend ...” Smith and her husband, Pete, are two of nine Hall County residents taking part in the annual Paddle Georgia event, a canoe and kayaking journey organized by the Georgia River Network.