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Lehigh River Sojourn Journal Day 6, Afternoon—
Greg A.
June 27, 2002
We pushed off, and headed into the canal. Almost immediately, the trip encountered
the Josiah White II, the park’s touring canal boat. It is a reproduction
of the boats that ran the canal in the 1800’s, therefore it was bigger
than our tiny canoes. Everyone cleared a path for the Josiah White II, and
we paddled off. A mile or so down the canal, we hit the lock along Hugh
Moore park. It took about five minutes to pass through the lock. After exiting
the lock, we portaged back into the river. As the last canoes were being
brought into position, an official boat from the City of Easton informed
us that a thunderstorm would hit in 30 minutes. Safety gave the “Head’em
up and move’em out” signal. At full speed, we paddled down the
river, flanking Dave, who was in the lead position. The convoy of color
passed under a bridge, and came into sight of our final landing area. We
paddled with new energy (well, I think they paddled with new energy. I wasn’t
paddling), until we pulled out of the water, our final landing.
I thoroughly enjoyed this trip, and can’t wait until next year’s
sojourn. The people we met were so friendly, and we came to known them in
such a short time. While I am glad to be going home, I will miss the experiences
of the Lehigh River Sojourn
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