Huck and Tom on the River

On one of the very few hot and sunny mornings of 2009 we helped launch the Guppy into the upper reaches of the Don River. Victoria and Laura were manning the oars and heading south to the Keating Channel in Lake Ontario for pick up. Loaded with supplies they drifted off around a bend and we went off to find the rendevous. The weather was due to change to thunderstorms in the afternoon. Natch!
Well it seems we got lost and so for a while did they. After much driving in circles we found the Keating Channel but no sign of the Gup or it's voyageurs. By early afternoon the black clouds rolled in and then the heavens opened. The river rats had to get out or risk electrocution but get out where was the question. They were under a green bush and it all looked the same! Hurried phone calls narrowed the pickup site to somewhere near Bloor Street. Then more land marks were looked at and it seemed to be Todmorden Mills. Finally the river rats, all wet by this time, were found in a layby off Pottery Road. Sodden gear was tossed in the car and off home for hot showers and hot food. Tom developed a bad cold but Huck stayed healthy and is raring to finish the job. If we get some decent weather. The Guppy awaits.