Our friends in Philadelphia & NY (the crew of the junk raft “The Lusty Jam Cracker”) invited us to come along on their yearly Susquehanna river raft trip this summer. We launched from Owego, NY and six days later we ended up in Sayre, PA.

The dory we took, The Good Dory Yes, proved to be an excellent river explorer, gliding over the shallow rapids. The hull suffered a bit from the sharpest rocks, but the water coming into bilge was cold and made us feel closer to the river — and in any case bailing gave the passenger something to do every half hour. So sweet to be out of the city for six days and in more inviting waters. Amongst the people we met on the way was a wayward fawn that had fallen in upstream and was being carried down river, over rapids. We floated beside her until she reached the shore and stayed near as her shaking legs carried her up into taller grass, and she laid down to dry.

Coming home, the Good Dory Yes was not in such bad shape that she couldn’t make a trip up to Calicoon, NY to be a part of the imported “color” for NADA’s Calicoon County Affair. Pix to come!