I was hoping to do the RICKA Flatwater trip yesterday from River Island Park down to Albion, but after a week on vacation, I couldn’t get to River Island Park in time for the 10:30 shuttle. Instead, I headed down to the Manville Dam where I knew the RICKA crew would be stopping for lunch. The river was very low (200 cfs, 1.25 ft on the Woonsocket gage) so I knew that there would be some easy waves to play on. At this level you can paddle right up to the face of the dam, and the best play spot is in the shoot between the dam and the bridge.

Manville Dam again from Erik Eckilson on Vimeo.

By 1:00, I was just about ready to head home when Don, Karen and the rest of the RICKA crew showed up. We had a nice chat and I helped them get their boats from the bike path down to the river. They finished their trip down to Albion, and I headed on home.

No talking to the camera this time - Jeff's starting to worry about me. Not sure what I'm going to do today, but it will be local, and it will probably involve poling.