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Post by Ken Corbett on Oct 12, 2007 14:27:10 GMT -5
We all have a list of the rivers we've paddled. What about rivers where we've gone swimming unintentionally? Here's my list:
Magaguadavic
Nashwaak
Tay
East Penobscot
Nepisiguit
Upsalquitch
Keswick
Allagash
Ottawa
and prolly a couple more I can't remember.
Anyone else got a list?
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Post by mitchell on Oct 12, 2007 19:21:00 GMT -5
Nashwaak
Tay
Bartholomew
I've had a lucky couple of years since I spilled last in the Nashwaak. Hopefully I'll have a few more.
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tgneal
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Post by tgneal on Oct 13, 2007 9:57:24 GMT -5
Miramichi (not Burnt Hill)
Eel River
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Post by Jamie on Oct 15, 2007 5:25:14 GMT -5
Keswick burnt hill (going once.....) burnt hill (going twice! ) Nashwaak learning to pole the hard way  Jamie .... always blame the guy in the bow! He usually can't see your mistake |
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Post by Ken Corbett on Oct 15, 2007 7:35:33 GMT -5
Goddness, I swam in the Keswick too! Hard to believe. Better add that to my list.
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Post by Dave on Oct 16, 2007 7:06:42 GMT -5
Little River
South Rusagonis
and of course The Miramichi (at The Narrows). Never even made it to Burnt Hill.
Almost added Spednic Lake to that list last weekend.
Hopefully I can add a couple of more next spring ;-)
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Post by kyle on Oct 16, 2007 9:19:06 GMT -5
nashwaak , tay, st. croix, south russagonis, magaguadavic, thats all I can remember right now
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Post by Carm on Oct 17, 2007 6:38:15 GMT -5
Sad thing is I clenched both fists and started to unfurl fingers as I counted the rivers...soon ran out of fingers:-)
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tgneal
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Post by tgneal on Oct 18, 2007 13:33:04 GMT -5
Maybe you should list the rivers you haven't swam in.
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Post by Carm on Oct 18, 2007 18:23:36 GMT -5
Bite me...:-)  |
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Post by Carm on Oct 18, 2007 18:45:03 GMT -5
Perhaps best response is to describe (one of) the most embarrasing swims. Picture the calm Tobique on a beautiful Saturday morning. 11am and already half a dozen cold pops in the system. I go to show off my balance/prowess by standing in bow to pee. Unfortuntately at same time as I'm draining the lizard, we round a bend and 4 salmon fishermen are casting flies in our direction. My stern partner; trying to avoid disrupting pool quickly steers to opposite shore, throwing me off balance. So, there I am, with my hand busy steering the spray in a beatiful arc if I do say so myself, suddenly thrown off balance (while I'm trying to finish relieving myself AND hiding the "guilty party") fly very ungracefully into the water with a loud splash. I frantically grab onto the gunwales trying with everything still hanging loose and sputtering water. By this time we're in shallow water that's picking up speed and my knees, shins and other body parts are banging against the rocks as I beg my partner to head to shore so I can get to safety. He's too busy laughing too help. I'm not sure if fishermen were doubled over in laughter or disgust, but either way, it wasn't a pretty sight....
Just one of many swims over the years.......
Brett still laughs whenever I speak of it (since he was in stern, of course!).
Carm
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Post by tgneal on Oct 19, 2007 9:41:51 GMT -5
Bite me...:-) Just joking. I didn't include the swims I took because I was horsing around. I only included the ones where I did everything I could to keep dry but was defeated by the river. Hell, I've fallen out of the canoe 10 feet in front of my cottage. I'm sure you have taken very few swims where you actually seriously try to stay dry. |
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Post by ldmrt on Oct 24, 2007 4:27:40 GMT -5
I've never fallen out of the canoe, but then again, I've never really done any challenging rivers . I did become a member of the Penobscot River Swim Team this past Labour Day weekend when we went whitewater rafting. |
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Post by Ken Corbett on May 7, 2008 10:15:46 GMT -5
I understand Jamie needs to update his list....
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Post by Dave on May 7, 2008 10:24:42 GMT -5
Speaking of updating lists...
Add the keswick to my list. Went sideways over a rock and dumped last Saturday. Even with a wetsuit, that water had some bite.
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