Wednesday, June 20, 2012

Floating the Androscogin River

Floating the Androscogin river in Kayaks in the summer is one of my favorite pastimes. This past Saturday was a perfect day with temperatures in the low seventies and a slight breeze to keep us cool, we were off. Our friends from Rhode Island, Bob, Linda, Jim and Nancy rented kayaks and joined Lynn and I for a 12 mile float from Gilead to Bethel. The river was still high and flowing faster than usual shaving approximately a half hour off of our trip. Along the way we met the Maine Warden for the area checking everyone for life preservers. It is rare to see a warden on the river as the water is usually too low to support a power boat. In any event, he told us we might see a small moose grazing on the banks if it didn't get spooked, unfortunately we had a group in front of us and by the time we floated by it was gone.

We stopped for lunch along the way on a rocky shore and took a break from the paddling.
All in all it was a perfect day on the river. But wait there is more. Upon arriving home, Nancy prepared appetizers for all and the entire crew took out an assortment of firearms and laid some lead in the backyard. The girls had a contest that was easily won by Lynn, however, Nancy is now hooked on shooting and suggested Jim buy her a rifle of her own. After our target practicing, Bob prepared a wonderful steak dinner to cap off the perfect day. Once again, it was another day in paradise.
Jeff

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