On Friday, I exercised the poorest of judgment by trying to run my Esquif Echo down the St. George River (Maine) in flood stage. By the third wave in the wave train my canoe was full of water and, well, I went swimming for about a 1/4 mile of rapids before I could get to shore. I was exhausted, bruised and banged up from bouncing off of rocks, and I abandoned all thoughts of trying to track down the boat. I assumed it, my paddles and everything else I had in the canoe was going to end up in someone else's garage.
With little hope of recovering my stuff, I nevertheless drove to the launch the next morning and posted a "Lost Canoe" poster and then put another at the takeout.
Well ...
That same day I received a call from someone who came across my canoe when they themsevles upset. We met at Moody's Diner and I had my ride back and a potential new paddle partner. Then a call came from someone who came across one of my paddles and they agreed to leave it for me at The Fraternity Store in Searsmont, which graciously agreed to hold for it until my arrival. Finally, a call came in from a couple who found my second paddle on shore while they were hiking. I met them this morning at their business, Walker Flooring, to retrieve the paddle and to say thank you.
What an amazing community of paddlers.
With little hope of recovering my stuff, I nevertheless drove to the launch the next morning and posted a "Lost Canoe" poster and then put another at the takeout.
Well ...
That same day I received a call from someone who came across my canoe when they themsevles upset. We met at Moody's Diner and I had my ride back and a potential new paddle partner. Then a call came from someone who came across one of my paddles and they agreed to leave it for me at The Fraternity Store in Searsmont, which graciously agreed to hold for it until my arrival. Finally, a call came in from a couple who found my second paddle on shore while they were hiking. I met them this morning at their business, Walker Flooring, to retrieve the paddle and to say thank you.
What an amazing community of paddlers.
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