Monday, June 30, 2025

White River Junction, VT (USA)

[started teleworking very early - at 1110, I left Hanover and drove to White River Junction so I could pick up my new Volunteer ID Card at the VA Medical Center - afterwards, I went across the road to the Upper Valley Aquatic Center and went swimming for 45 minutes (54 lengths) - directly afterwards, I headed home (arrived at 1310) and resumed teleworking until 1715 - at 1930, I departed my condo and took Tequila Sunrise out for a paddle - I launched from the little parking lot across (Vermont side) from the Ledyard Canoe Club and spent one hour (1945 to 2045) on the glassy surface of the Connecticut River - highlights included the pleasant evening air (70s), watching a deer serenely grazing along the shoreline, spotting Double-crested Cormorants in the trees above the Ledyard Bridge, following a determined muskrat and getting my first sighting of an American Bittern (he was fishing along the Vermont side) - it's been a while since I just coasted along in the dusk and I enjoyed logging 2.5 miles of "easy" kayaking - home by 2100]