Trip participants: Ken Gordon, Devon Carter, Emma Erler, Halen Earle, Deb Harris, Connor Cory, Greg Gerbi, Jeff Bickford, Clyde Mitchell, Mark Berry, Charlie Berliant, Greg Winston, TC’s Suzanne and Gary Cole.
Eleven kayaks and two rafts enjoyed this beautiful day on the river. There were quite a few groups on the river and we kept hop scotching with the Connecticut AMC. We benefited from the skill of one of their kayakers who retrieved one of our kayaks that got stuck in a retentive eddy at Spencer. Once boater and boat were reunited, we proceeded to paddle and surf our way down the river. Surf waves were everywhere, but Quatro had fewer waves to surf and Spruce Ledge wave was non existent. It was great to have new members make some great surfs and enjoy the river at this level. We ate lunch above Hayden’s, took breaks at Enchanted, above Mile Long, and above Upper Poplar. We had a couple of swimmers at Poplar as one flipped and swam while the other ran into trouble while retrieving the swimmer’s paddle. It took quite a while to get boaters and boats reunited as communication was difficult. It all worked out and everyone was fine. There were many rafts on the river, but they all passed us by early and we were probably the last boaters to get off the river.