: Brian,

: Things did clear up late Friday and we had plenty of stars out for the camp
: fire.

Yeah, I forgot that it cleared late on Friday. I don't want to give people the wrong impression. We had a few hours of rain and overcast, but most of the weekend was beautiful.

: I too enjoyed meeting a handful of KBBB characters. Now some of you
: are more than just a name but a face and a time spent together talking
: about a common interest. Met plenty of more nice people from as far away a
: Michigan and Indianna! And more than a handful from the NYC area as well.

: Looking forward to paddling with some of the people I met. Portsmouth,
: Providence, Manhattan. Ever try the Pennichuck Brook? When I lived in
: Merrimack in the early 80s, the put-in on route 101A at the
: Nashua/Merrimack line was always a busy place. Is it too small for sea
: kayaks?

The Pennichuck watershed area looks like an beautiful place to paddle, with several interconnected ponds, but it's all off limits to the public, except for one guided tour per year (in June, I believe). Considering that paddle craft don't pollute the water, it's rather frustrating that we cannot enjoy such a pretty area.

If you're referring to the put-in near Pennichuck Square, there's still a fair amount of boat traffic there, but the area that you can paddle is very narrow and convoluted. I've been told that it's difficult to impossible to get a touring kayak through there, but I haven't tried it. I'll have to give it a shot. The boats all seem to put in on the south side of the road; I'm not sure if you can paddle north or not.