Recsuing the Kayakers
So, back to the wedding, right.
The bride and groom got a lot of flack for
A. waiting so long
B. giving everyone only 2 months notice.
But other then that the wedding was great. There were a couple of hitches, I wouldn't even call them that.
One of the was the thunder storm that blew through on Thursday afternoon. There were a number of nervous glances as the skies turned dark in record time. One minute sunshine the next it was twilit as we watched the storm run across the Damariscotta River.
The were fingers pointing at the kayakers who were padding like mad upriver against the outgoing current and with the wind pushing at them.
Someone sent the kids down to the dock to wave them in, as we all could tell they were never going to make it to town in time. I, along with a number of others, hurried to get as much stuff under cover before the rains started. checking cars for open windows. I forgot to check my own an had a wet seat on the way home that night.
We had everything pretty well done by the time it let go. And it didn't just give us a light sprinkle with some pretty lighting, no it poured hard and heavy.
My mother and I watched from my in-laws big bay windows as a bunch of very wet people came running up to the porch and slipped into the house with us. It was a very nice family of 4I have never met before. At first I assumed that they were wedding guess here early. but no that was not the case. They were the stranded kayakers. A husband and wife with two little boys. And wow they were grateful that they had got waved in. The older boy was a dear he chatted and made us laugh. He acted like it was nothing to be standing on some strangers living room. the younger one was far more shy.
The place was packed with so many people that at first, like me, everyone thought the family was here for the wedding. we even joked about it. Just whose side of the family were they from.
My niece passed around some crackers and we passed the time watching the storm. Once the storm had passed The family said their good byes and of all things went back to their Kayaks. :) I guess they liked kayaking even more than I thought.
The bride and groom got a lot of flack for
A. waiting so long
B. giving everyone only 2 months notice.
But other then that the wedding was great. There were a couple of hitches, I wouldn't even call them that.
One of the was the thunder storm that blew through on Thursday afternoon. There were a number of nervous glances as the skies turned dark in record time. One minute sunshine the next it was twilit as we watched the storm run across the Damariscotta River.
The were fingers pointing at the kayakers who were padding like mad upriver against the outgoing current and with the wind pushing at them.
Someone sent the kids down to the dock to wave them in, as we all could tell they were never going to make it to town in time. I, along with a number of others, hurried to get as much stuff under cover before the rains started. checking cars for open windows. I forgot to check my own an had a wet seat on the way home that night.
We had everything pretty well done by the time it let go. And it didn't just give us a light sprinkle with some pretty lighting, no it poured hard and heavy.
My mother and I watched from my in-laws big bay windows as a bunch of very wet people came running up to the porch and slipped into the house with us. It was a very nice family of 4I have never met before. At first I assumed that they were wedding guess here early. but no that was not the case. They were the stranded kayakers. A husband and wife with two little boys. And wow they were grateful that they had got waved in. The older boy was a dear he chatted and made us laugh. He acted like it was nothing to be standing on some strangers living room. the younger one was far more shy.
The place was packed with so many people that at first, like me, everyone thought the family was here for the wedding. we even joked about it. Just whose side of the family were they from.
My niece passed around some crackers and we passed the time watching the storm. Once the storm had passed The family said their good byes and of all things went back to their Kayaks. :) I guess they liked kayaking even more than I thought.