Although practically everyone raised their hand when Julie asked who would be coming on the canoe trip, only 15 brave ones finally decided to risk it. And they were right!
The weather didn't look too promising at first but the sky soon cleared up and when we got into our canoes and on the water, the sun broke through the clouds.
Depending on our experience (for most of us non-existing) and our size, we were teamed up.
The Connecticut is a wide, calm river and the rain of the previous days hadn't brought the level up to such an extent that we couldn't navigate on it. We had to sign the usual waiver and the guy in charge of the boat rental scared us with his explanations of how to cope in case the canoe tipped, how we'd have to hurry to the riverside in case of thunder and lightning, and how we had to steer the boat away from motor boats, rocks, reeds, etc...
With wobbly knees (some more wobbly than others) we rowed off and it actually worked, for all of us.
We had a riverside picnic on a tiny beach and Stella even swam, but found the water a bit murky.
We all felt really proud, happy and tired after this very successful outdoor activity. Thanks to Julie and her husband John and the winner of the day, Edgardo, we enjoyed every minute.
Back at the dorm, we tried to do some reading and then we chose articles from the Sunday papers for Tuesday's discussion.
Next week, I'm part of the Liaison Committee to relay between the staff of ITD and the participants.
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