Since Marianne's cottage is right on the Sheepscot River, we decided to take out the flotilla: one canoe, one tandem kayak, and one single kayak.
Unfortunately, it has been a dry summer and the river was very low, forcing us to lift our craft over a rather treacherous beaver dam about 100 yards upriver from launching. We saw and followed a beautiful heron for a bit although I was not able to catch it with my camera--probably Wendy did and maybe she will send me a picture to post...hint, hint.
We made it all the way to Long Pond Lake (I understand there are several bodies of water with the same name in Maine), got rained on a little bit, made it back (over the damn dam), and hung around working on puzzles, reading, and relaxing.
I think this was the day we drove to a veggie stand and got some lovely things to make a salad. We cooked meals at "home" when we were not out and about. The cottage was great for that with a fully equipped kitchen.
Unfortunately, it has been a dry summer and the river was very low, forcing us to lift our craft over a rather treacherous beaver dam about 100 yards upriver from launching. We saw and followed a beautiful heron for a bit although I was not able to catch it with my camera--probably Wendy did and maybe she will send me a picture to post...hint, hint.
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