After work today, I spent a beautiful afternoon on the Connecticut River! I used the Ledyard Bridge and River Road to reach US-5 (passed the Dartmouth women's cross country ski team, on their roller-skis, along the way) and drove up to Pompanoosuc, where I put my kayak into the river (1515). For the next few hours, I paddled between the Ompompanoosuc train trestle and the mouth of Hewes Brook (on the New Hampshire side). It was a bit cool (50s and windy) but I still enjoyed myself in a relatively warm sun. Highlights were passing several people in their motor boats (having fun) and skirting around a little island on both sides of the River. By the time I was done (1730), I figured out that I’ve now paddled a continuous ~16 miles between Kilowatt Park and the Lyme-East Thetford Bridge. I'm glad I ventured out on the water one more time with “Tequila Sunrise” - it’s been a great summer/fall of paddling!
